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A visit to the Bethel African-American 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 African-American Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethel African-American Cemetery:

40.9422, -73.1219

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethel African-American Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Bethel African-American Cemetery is located in Suffolk County<2>.

The county seat for Suffolk County is located in Riverhead. Riverhead lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the east of the Bethel African-American Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Bethel African-American Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Bethel African-American Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethel African-American Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Methodist Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Methodist Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
  • Nassakeage - Hawkins Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Mills Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mills Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
  • St. James Methodist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • St. James Episcopal Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • New Village Congregation Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • St. Johnland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Johnland Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johnland Cemetery
  • Landing Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Landing Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landing Cemetery
    • The Landing Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Smithtown Landing Methodist Churchyard Cemetery
  • Smithtown Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Smithtown Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithtown Cemetery
  • Newton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Newton Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Union Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • UMC Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The UMC Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for UMC Cemetery
      • The UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lake Ronkonkoma Cemetery
      • Methodist Church Cemetery
      • Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65037 <5>
    • Lake Ronkonkoma Cemetery II
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Cenacle Convent Graveyard
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Roe Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Roe Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Cemetery
    • Johah Smith Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Johah Smith Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johah Smith Cemetery
    • The Old Catholic Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Old Catholic Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Old Catholic Cemetery
      • The Old Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • The Old Middle Country Road Cemetery
    • Washington Memorial Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Bethel African-American Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethel African-American Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • East Setauket
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Setauket
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Stony Brook
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Old Field
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Poquott
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Poquott is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poquott
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
  • Port Jefferson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Head-of-the-Harbor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Head-of-the-Harbor is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head-of-the-Harbor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,452 people
  • Terryville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Terryville is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville
  • Belle Terre
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Belle Terre is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Terre
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
  • Nissequogue
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Nissequogue is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nissequogue
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,727 people
  • Saint James
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Port Jefferson Station
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Mount Sinai
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lake Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Centereach
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • San Remo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • San Remo is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Remo
    • The Branch
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Branch is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Branch
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
      • The Branch has also been known as:
      • Village of the Branch
    • Nesconset
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Selden
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Miller Place
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Smithtown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Ronkonkoma
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Kings Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Coram
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sound Beach
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)

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 African-American Cemetery. The following communities are located in Suffolk County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel African-American 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 African-American Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Suffolk 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 African-American Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2124778  (Bethel African-American Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2124778 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: Suffolk
      • Est. Elev: 13 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Port Jefferson
      • Location given for Bethel African-American Cemetery:
      • Lat: 40.9422222     Lon: -73.1219444
      • 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 New York's counties, including Suffolk, 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 from Point A (ie- Bethel African-American 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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