A visit to the Old 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 Old Bethel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Bethel Cemetery:
35.2538, -78.9089
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Bethel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Harnett County<2>.
The county seat for Harnett County is located in Lillington. Lillington lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Old Bethel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Bethel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Old Bethel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McArtan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The McArtan Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArtan Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Darroch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Darroch Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darroch Cemetery
- Norrington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Norrington Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrington Cemetery
- The Norrington Cemetery has also been known as:
- Norrington AME Zion Church Cemetery
- Armstrong Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- St. Andrews UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Andrews UMC Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Andrews UMC Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Fayetteville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188928 <5>
- Rogers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Bunlevel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Bunlevel Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunlevel Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Ephesus Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- First Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westminister Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Westminister Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminister Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Colliers Chapel Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Summerville Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Old Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Old Church Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Church Cemetery
- Lafayette Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Lafayette Memorial Park is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Memorial Park
- The Lafayette Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Lafayette Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47860 <5>
- Westview Memorial Gardens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Northside Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Northside Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northside Cemetery
- Mt. Zion AME Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harnett Memorial Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Twin Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Twin Lakes is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Anderson Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Anderson Creek is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Creek
- Flat Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Flat Branch is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Branch
- Walkertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Walkertown is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Manchester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Spring Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Norrington Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Overhills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Overhills is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overhills
- Fonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fonville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonville
- Bunnlevel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bunnlevel is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnlevel
- Fort Bragg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Shaw is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Shaw has also been known as:
- Shaw Heights
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- North Point Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- North Point Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point Village
- Linden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Harnett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harnett is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harnett
- Senter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Senter is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senter
- Barbecue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barbecue is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbecue
- Spout Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Spout Springs is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs
- Shawtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shawtown is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Pineview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pineview is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview
- Boone Trail
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Boone Trail is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Trail
- Bonnie Doone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Holly Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Wade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lillington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Luart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Luart is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luart
- Johnsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Johnsonville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Mamers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mamers is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mamers
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 Old Bethel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Harnett County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fort Bragg
- Lillington
- Spring Lake
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Old Bethel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Harnett 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 Old Bethel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #991531 (Old Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #991531 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: Harnett
- Est. Elev: 51 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Anderson Creek
- Location given for Old Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2537725 Lon: -78.9089149
- 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 Harnett, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old 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. |
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