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:
35.2562, -89.1695
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 Hardeman County<2>.
The county seat for Hardeman County is located in Bolivar. Bolivar lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of the Bethany Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Bethany Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethany Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Crowder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Crowder Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Rehobeth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Rehobeth Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth Cemetery
- Trainer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Trainer Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trainer Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Gatley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Gatley Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatley Cemetery
- Mt. Comfort Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Comfort Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Comfort Cemetery
- Good Shepherd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Good Shepherd Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Shepherd Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Norment Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Norment Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norment Cemetery
- Farley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Farley Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley Cemetery
- Carnes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Carnes Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes Cemetery
- Whitetaker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Whitetaker Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetaker Cemetery
- Parks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
- Ussery Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Ussery Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ussery Cemetery
- Bartlett Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brooks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Dupree Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Dupree Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupree Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Clifft Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Clifft Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifft Cemetery
- Kinney Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Kinney Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Newcastle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Newcastle is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
- Whiteville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fayette Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fayette Corners is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Corners
- Hickory Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hickory Valley is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Bolivar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Vildo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Vildo is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vildo
- Somerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Eurekaton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Eurekaton is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eurekaton
- Shandy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Shandy is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shandy
- Dancyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dancyville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dancyville
- Hillville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hillville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillville
- Williston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Williston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Toone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Toone is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
- Grand Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Forty Five
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forty Five is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Five
- La Grange
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- La Grange is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Saulsbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Saulsbury is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Ko Ko
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ko Ko is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ko Ko
- Mercer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mercer is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Rogers Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rogers Springs is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Springs
- Moscow
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fredonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fredonia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
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 Hardeman County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethany Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bolivar
- La Grange
- Somerville
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 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 Bethany Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Hardeman 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 #1277076 (Bethany Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1277076 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: Hardeman
- Est. Elev: 164 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Whiteville
- Location given for Bethany Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2561952 Lon: -89.1695106
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Hardeman, 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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