A visit to the Bethel 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 Cemetery ...
The Bethel Cemetery is located in Oconee County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Fair Play.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1183903 <2>
- Bethel Cemetery
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Fair Play Christian Fellowship Church Cemetery
- First Baptist Church Cemetery
- The First Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Baptist Church Cemetery
- The First Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- First Baptist Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2225499 <2>
- Hays Cemetery
- The Hays Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Cemetery
- Hepsibah Cemetery
- The Hepsibah Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepsibah Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Kesse Cemetery
- The Kesse Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kesse Cemetery
- Marit Cemetery
- The Marit Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marit Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Nazareth Cemetery
- The Nazareth Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Richland Cemetery
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- Rock Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
- Rock Springs Cemetery
- The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs Cemetery
- Snowhill Cemetery
- The Snowhill Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowhill Cemetery
- South Union Cemetery
- The South Union Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Union Cemetery
- Wildwood Memorial Park
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Andersonville ‑ Historic
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Avalon
- Avalon is located in Stephens County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- Clemson
- Eastanollee
- Fair Play
- Gumlog
- Gumlog is located in Franklin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumlog
- Harbin ‑ Historic
- Harbin is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
- Isaqueena Village
- Isaqueena Village is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaqueena Village
- La France
- Lavonia
- Leisure Village
- Leisure Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Madison
- Madison is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Maretts
- Maretts is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maretts
- Martin
- Newry
- Oakway
- Oakway is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway
- Pendleton
- Price ‑ Historic
- Price is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Reed Creek
- Reed Creek is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek
- Richland
- Seneca
- Townville
- Utica
- Utica is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Walhalla
- West Union
- Westminster
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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Oconee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clemson
- Lavonia
- Pendleton
- Seneca
- Walhalla
- Westminster
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 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Oconee 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1244791 (Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1244791 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: Oconee
- Est. Elev: 306 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oakway
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Oconee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bethel Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |