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A visit to the Bethabara Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Bethabara Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethabara Cemetery

Lat:   34.2765°   (34° 16' 35")

Lon:   -81.9616°   (-81° 57' 41")

The Bethabara Cemetery is located in Laurens County<1>.

The county seat for Laurens County is located in Laurens. Laurens lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the north of the Bethabara Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Bethabara Cemetery.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethabara Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Cross Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cross Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cross Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cross Hill Cemetery is located in Laurens County
  • Sauls Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sauls Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sauls Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sauls Chapel Cemetery is located in Laurens County
  • Franklin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franklin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Franklin Cemetery is located in Laurens County
  • Cross Roads Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cross Roads Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cross Roads Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cross Roads Cemetery is located in Newberry County
  • Head Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Head Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Head Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Head Springs Cemetery is located in Laurens County
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
  • Waterloo Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bozeman - Scurry Graveyard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bozeman - Scurry Graveyard
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bozeman - Scurry Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bozeman - Scurry Graveyard is located in Newberry County
  • Little River Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little River Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Little River Cemetery is located in Newberry County
  • Little River Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little River Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Little River Cemetery is located in Laurens County
  • Beaverdam Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaverdam Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaverdam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beaverdam Cemetery is located in Laurens County
  • Lisbon Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lisbon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lisbon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lisbon Cemetery is located in Laurens County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Smyrna Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smyrna Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smyrna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Laurens County
    • Marshall Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Laurens County
    • Andrews Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
    • Bush River Baptist Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Bush River Quaker Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bush River Quaker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bush River Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bush River Quaker Cemetery is located in Newberry County
    • New Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Tabernacle Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Tabernacle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Tabernacle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
    • Edgewood Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edgewood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edgewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Edgewood Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
    • Magnolia Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Save All Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Save All Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Save All Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Save All Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
    • Chestnut Hill Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chestnut Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chestnut Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chestnut Hill Cemetery is located in Saluda County
    • Sharon Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sharon Cemetery is located in Newberry County

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]<2> of the Bethabara Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethabara Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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 Bethabara Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Laurens County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethabara Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Bethabara Cemetery:

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 Bethabara Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1234747  (Bethabara Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1234747 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Cross Hill
    • County: Laurens         Elev: 175
    • Location given for GNIS #1234747 (Bethabara Cemetery)

The official website for Laurens County: www.laurenscountysc.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Laurens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bethabara Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2765, Longitude: -81.9616    
<3>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<4>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.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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