Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Bethel (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Bethel. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Bethel is located in Cheatham County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cheatham County: Davidson, Dickson, Montgomery, Robertson & Williamson.
Below are the counties that are near Bethel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bethel:
- Cheatham County (The home county of Bethel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- Henrietta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Henrietta is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Estimated population in 2014: 921 people
- Cheap Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Neptune
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Lockertsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Sycamore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Pleasant View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ashland City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Bearwallow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Lillamay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
- Westeria ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Westeria is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
- Marrowbone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Doziers ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Doziers is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
- Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- Addie ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Addie is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Estimated population in 2014: 650 people
- Greenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Greenville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Morny
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Morny is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morny
- Ridgepost ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ridgepost is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepost
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,732 people
- Joelton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Watkins ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Watkins is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Ridgetop
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ridgetop is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- Bellevue
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tennessee Towne ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tennessee Towne is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Towne
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,347 people
- Linton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Linton is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- Belle Meade
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Meade is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,788 people
- Maplewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Maplewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- Bellsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bellsburg is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellsburg
- Stayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stayton is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
- White Oak Flat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- White Oak Flat is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Flat
- Dunn Chapel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- Woods Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Charlotte
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vanleer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Slayden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- White Bluff
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Burns
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dickson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pond
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- Omega ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Erin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Brownsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- Oak Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Plains is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Plains
- Fredonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fredonia is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Southside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Woodford ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Woodford is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Liverworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Liverworth is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
- Sango
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sango is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sango
- McAllisters Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Port Royal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Port Royal is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Louise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Swan Lake Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Swan Lake Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Village
- Wingate West
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wingate West is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate West
- Estimated population in 2014: 954 people
- Clarksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- Stroudville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stroudville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudville
- Sandy Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Holmansville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holmansville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmansville
- Coopertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Coopertown is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
- Flewellyn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Flewellyn is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flewellyn
- Adams
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crunk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Crunk is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 people
- Springfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbrier
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Hygeia Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- Barren Plain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barren Plain is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Plain
- Stewart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- Cumberland City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Throckmorton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Indian Mound
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- Goodlettsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Millersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- Fairview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Loriland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Loriland is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loriland
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,735 people
- Fernvale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fernvale is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
- Old Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Town is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Wildwood Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood Estates is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,098 people
- Forest Home
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Home is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Christian County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- Oak Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Garrettsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garrettsburg is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrettsburg
- Pembroke
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Howel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Howel is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howel
- Logan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- Keysburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Olmstead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Olmstead is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
- Adairville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ferguson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ferguson is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Todd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- Guthrie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hadensville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hadensville is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
- Anderson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Anderson is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Allensville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Allensville is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 157 people
- Trenton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Elkton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bethel, see our County-by-County Page for Bethel.
Cemeteries Near Bethel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bethel.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Bethel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bethel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- Cooper Gupton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Council Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Clifton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bell - Hollis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Walton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Harris - Douglas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stewart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Nicholson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bobbitt - Forbes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Clifton Methodist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Continue List (837 more) ...
- Teasley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gupton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pardue Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Bethel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bethel.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- Neptune
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Cheap Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Henrietta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Henrietta is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Estimated population in 2014: 921 people
- Lockertsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Thomasville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thomasville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Fredonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fredonia is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Bellsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bellsburg is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellsburg
- Southside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sycamore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grantville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Woodford ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Woodford is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Pleasant View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sango
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sango is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sango
- Ashland City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- McAllisters Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bethel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bethel.
Newspapers Published in Bethel ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bethel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bethel, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bethel.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bethel:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Cheatham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Davidson County
- Dickson County
- Houston County
- Montgomery County
- Robertson County
- Stewart County
- Sumner County
- Williamson County
- Christian County
- Logan County
- Todd County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bethel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |