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. 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 Bethany Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethany Cemetery:
33.8790, -81.2198
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bethany Cemetery is located in Lexington County<2>.
The county seat for Lexington County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies just to the north of the Bethany Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bethany Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bethany Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethany Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Taylor Justice Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Taylor Justice Graveyard is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Justice Graveyard
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Taylor Justice Graveyard is located in Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2374517 <5>
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Larkin Glen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Larkin Glen Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkin Glen Cemetery
- Boiling Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Southland Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
- George Gross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The George Gross Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Gross Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Scofield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Scofield Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield Cemetery
- Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Antioch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #69415 <5>
- Reichter - Richter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Baughman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Baughman Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baughman Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Sightler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Sightler Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sightler Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Celestial Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Paul Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Black Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Black Creek Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek Cemetery
- Bachman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Bachman Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachman Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Reese Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Reese Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese Cemetery
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Hermon Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hermon Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Hebron UMC Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Hebron UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in West Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2164129 <5>
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:
- Red Bank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Red Bank is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- South Congaree
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Congaree is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Congaree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,485 people
- Pineridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pineridge is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
- Styx ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Styx is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Styx
- Glenn Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Glenn Village is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Village
- Arthur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arthur is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Lexington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pelion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gaston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Cayce
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Swansea
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Columbia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clubhouse Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clubhouse Crossroads is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubhouse Crossroads
- Seven Oaks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Summit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Summit is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Arthurtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arthurtown is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurtown
- Hollywood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hollywood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Columbia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Andrews
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Andrews is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
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 Lexington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethany Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Columbia
- Irmo
- Lexington
- Summit
- West Columbia
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Lexington 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 Bethany Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1244101 (Bethany Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1244101 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: Lexington
- Est. Elev: 84 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lexington
- Location given for Bethany Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.8790386 Lon: -81.2198215
- 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 South Carolina's counties, including Lexington, 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 from Point A (ie- Bethany 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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