A visit to the Bethany 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 Bethany Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethany Cemetery
Lat: 34.4298° (34° 25' 47")
Lon: -82.5079° (-82° 30' 28")
The Bethany Cemetery is located in Anderson County<2>.
The county seat for Anderson County is located in Anderson. Anderson lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Bethany 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 Bethany Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethany Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Long Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Branch Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Long Branch Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Mt. Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Mt. Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- The Mt. Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70717 <5>
- Ebenezer Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Methodist Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ebenezer Methodist Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Cedar Grove Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Baptist Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cedar Grove Baptist Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Neals Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neals Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neals Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Neals Creek Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- McFall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McFall Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McFall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The McFall Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Garden of Memories
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden of Memories
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden of Memories have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Garden of Memories is located in Anderson County
- Greer Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greer Family Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greer Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Greer Family Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Bethlehem Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Methodist Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bethlehem Methodist Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Duncan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duncan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duncan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Keowee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keowee Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keowee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Keowee Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Little River Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Little River Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Honea Path Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Honea Path Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Honea Path Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Honea Path Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- City of Belton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the City of Belton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the City of Belton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The City of Belton Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Belton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Belton Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Eureka Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eureka Baptist Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eureka Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Eureka Baptist Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Carswell Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carswell Baptist Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carswell Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Carswell Baptist Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- McClain Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McClain Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McClain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The McClain Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Kay Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kay Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Kay Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- East View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East View Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The East View Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- New Broadmouth Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Broadmouth Baptist Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Broadmouth Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The New Broadmouth Baptist Cemetery is located in Anderson County
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 Bethany Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethany Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Honea Path
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Belton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Level Land
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Level Land. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
- Level Land is located in Abbeville County
- Antreville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Antreville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
- Antreville is located in Abbeville County
- Due West
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Donalds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Anderson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Caldwell Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caldwell Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Village
- Caldwell Village is located in Anderson County
- Homeland Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homeland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Park
- Homeland Park is located in Anderson County
- Deans
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Deans. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans
- Deans is located in Anderson County
- Starr
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Secession
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Secession have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Secession
- Lake Secession is located in Abbeville County
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Iva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
- Iva is located in Anderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iva <6>
- Anderson Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Village
- Anderson Village is located in Anderson County
- Princeton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Princeton is located in Laurens County
- Williamston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Northlake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northlake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlake
- Northlake is located in Anderson County
- Centerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Anderson County
- Pelzer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- West Pelzer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pelzer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelzer
- West Pelzer is located in Anderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
- Centerville Terrace Estates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ware Shoals
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lickville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lickville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
- Lickville is located in Greenville County
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 Bethany Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Anderson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethany Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anderson
- Belton
- Donalds
- Due West
- Lowndesville
- Pelzer
- Ware Shoals
- Williamston
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 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 Bethany Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Anderson County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 Bethany Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1234034 (Bethany Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1234034 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: Saylors Crossroads
- County: Anderson Elev: 238
- Location given for GNIS #1234034 (Bethany Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Anderson County: www.andersoncountysc.org/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
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 South Carolina's counties, including Anderson, 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' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bethany Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4298, Longitude: -82.5079 In this case, the coordinates for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | 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. |
<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. |