A visit to the Bethel Hill 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 Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethel Hill Cemetery:
34.9496, -79.6345
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethel Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bethel Hill Cemetery is located in Richmond County<2>.
The county seat for Richmond County is located in Rockingham. Rockingham lies just to the west of the Bethel Hill Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Bethel Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethel Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Marks Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Marks Creek Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks Creek Cemetery
- Beaver Dam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Beaver Dam Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Beaver Dam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Beaver Dam Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia Cemetery
- Mary Love Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Side Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The East Side Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side Cemetery
- East Side Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The East Side Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side Cemetery
- Richmond County Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Green Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Green Lake Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake Cemetery
- Northan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Northan Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northan Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Seal Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Seal Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seal Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Green Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Green Chapel Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Chapel Cemetery
- Gwynn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Gwynn Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwynn Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Blue Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Blue Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bethel Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethel Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Marston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marston is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Dobbins Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dobbins Heights is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Hamlet
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Steen Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Steen Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen Town
- New Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- East Rockingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Rockingham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rockingham
- Hoffman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hoffman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
- Rockingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Honey Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Honey Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
- Ghio Scholl Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ghio Scholl Station is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghio Scholl Station
- Yates Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Yates Hill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Hill
- Cordova
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cordova is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Laurel Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Mill is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mill
- Ellerbe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Silver Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Pinebluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Norman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Norman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Laurinburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wagram
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Foxfire
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Foxfire is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
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 Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Richmond County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hamlet
- Laurinburg
- Pinebluff
- Rockingham
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Richmond 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1731846 (Bethel Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1731846 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: Richmond
- Est. Elev: 111 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hamlet
- Location given for Bethel Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9495997 Lon: -79.6344951
- 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 Richmond, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bethel Hill 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. |