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. 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 Bethabara Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethabara Cemetery:
34.2765, -81.9616
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The Cross Hill Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Hill Cemetery
- Sauls Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sauls Chapel Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauls Chapel Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Cross Roads Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Cross Roads Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads Cemetery
- Head Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Head Springs Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Springs Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Waterloo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bozeman - Scurry Graveyard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Little River Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Little River Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Cemetery
- Little River Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Little River Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Cemetery
- Beaverdam Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Beaverdam Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam Cemetery
- Lisbon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Lisbon Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Smyrna Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Marshall Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Andrews Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- 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)
- New Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Old Tabernacle Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Edgewood Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Edgewood Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Save All Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Save All Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Save All Cemetery
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon 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]<2> of the Bethabara Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethabara Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cross Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Anglers Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mudlick
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mountville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ninety Six
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coronaca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Coronaca is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronaca
- Springdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chappells
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Collins Lakeside Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fairforest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cold Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grendel Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grendel Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grendel Village
- Greenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Panola Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Panola Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola Village
- Old Town Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Old Town Ferry is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Ferry
- Kinards
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Joanna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Mathews Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mathews Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Village
- Silverstreet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Smyrna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dover ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dover is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Clinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ekom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cokesbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cokesbury is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
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.
- Clinton
- Greenwood
- Ninety Six
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 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:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Laurens 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 Bethabara Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1234747 (Bethabara Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1234747 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: Laurens
- Est. Elev: 175 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cross Hill
- Location given for Bethabara Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.2765168 Lon: -81.9615027
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bethabara Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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