A visit to the Bethel Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Bethel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethel Cemetery:
35.6879, -80.3626
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bethel Cemetery is located in Rowan County<2>.
The county seat for Rowan County is located in Salisbury. Salisbury lies just to the west southwest of the Bethel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bethel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Bethel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jersey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Jersey Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey Cemetery
- Wesleys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Wesleys Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleys Cemetery
- Grubb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Grubb Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Memorial Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Old English Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Old English Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old English Cemetery
- Salisbury National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dixonville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Rowan Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Rowan Memorial Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowan Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rowan Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Franklin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48649 <5>
- Salisbury National Cemetery Annex
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Wittenberg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Wittenberg Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg Cemetery
- Christiana Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Christiana Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana Cemetery
- New Jersey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The New Jersey Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jersey Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Sandy Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Sandy Creek Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek Cemetery
- Owen Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Owen Family Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Owen Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Salisbury.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2213301 <5>
- St. Peters Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Trading Ford
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Trading Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Ford
- Yadkin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Yadkin is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkin
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lakeview is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- East Spencer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Spencer is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Spencer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
- Woodbine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbine is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Craven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Craven is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
- Shannon Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shannon Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Park
- Spencer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Eastwood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Eastwood Village is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood Village
- Corbin Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Corbin Hills is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin Hills
- Timbercreek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Timbercreek is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek
- Southmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Southmont is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Linwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Salisbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fairview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Oak Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Ridge is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- South Salisbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Salisbury is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Salisbury
- Granite Quarry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Grove
- Ellis Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ellis Crossroads is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Crossroads
- Belmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Belmont is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Forest Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Forest Hills is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Eaman Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Eaman Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaman Park
- Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Clinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Mocksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mocksville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mocksville
- Meadowbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Meadowbrook is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Bethel Cemetery. The following communities are located in Rowan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Bethel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Rowan County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Bethel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #981103 (Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #981103 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Rowan
- Est. Elev: 221 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Southmont
- Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6879166 Lon: -80.3625555
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Rowan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bethel Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |