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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethel Cemetery:
34.1407, -81.2857
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bethel Cemetery is located in Richland County<2>.
The county seat for Richland County is located in Columbia. Columbia lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the southeast of the Bethel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bethel 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 Bethel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bickley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Bickley Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Cemetery
- Threewits Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Threewits Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threewits Cemetery
- Eargle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Eargle Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eargle Cemetery
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
- Bauknight Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bauknight Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauknight Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Lindler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lindler Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindler Cemetery
- Whites Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Whites Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Cemetery
- Jacob Eargle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Jacob Eargle Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob Eargle Cemetery
- Thomas Boyd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Thomas Boyd Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Boyd Cemetery
- Schmitz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Meetzer - Orris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- David Bounts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The David Bounts Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Bounts Cemetery
- Stuck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Stuck Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuck Cemetery
- Capers Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Capers Chapel Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capers Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Capers Chapel Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Chapin.
- Golden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Golden Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Cemetery
- St. Pauls AME Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Peak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Peak Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Upper Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- White Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lake Murray of Richland
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ballentine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chapin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Irmo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Irmo is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <6>
- Peak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dutch Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dutch Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Village
- Jenkinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rock Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Little Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ella
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ella is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Cedar Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cedar Creek is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Seven Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Slighs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Slighs is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
- Lake Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Village is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Lexington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pomaria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Andrews
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Andrews is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Clubhouse Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clubhouse Crossroads is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubhouse Crossroads
- Red Bank
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Red Bank is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Oak Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Arthur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arthur is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Monticello
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Monticello is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Rion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Prosperity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Richland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chapin
- Irmo
- Irmo lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Bethel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Irmo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
- Lexington
- Peak
- Peak lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Bethel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Peak.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Prosperity
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 professional and volunteer 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 Richland 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 #1220540 (Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1220540 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: Richland
- Est. Elev: 138 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chapin
- Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.1407034 Lon: -81.285653
- 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 Richland, 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 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |