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:
36.2381, -87.5670
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 Houston County<2>.
The county seat for Houston County is located in Erin. Erin lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Bethany Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Bethany Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethany Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Adkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Potter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Potter Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
- Skelton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Skelton Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skelton Cemetery
- Dickson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Dickson Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Cemetery
- Cooksey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Cooksey Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksey Cemetery
- Robertson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
- Balthrop Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Balthrop Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balthrop Cemetery
- Patty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Patty Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patty Cemetery
- Nichols Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- Vanhook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Vanhook Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanhook Cemetery
- Adams - Nesbitt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
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- Nesbitt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Nesbitt Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbitt Cemetery
- Dickson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dickson Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Cemetery
- Ragan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ragan Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragan Cemetery
- Dickson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Dickson Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Cemetery
- Allbright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Allbright Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allbright Cemetery
- Averitt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Averitt Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averitt Cemetery
- Harvey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Harvey Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Knight Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
- The Knight Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cumberland Valley Community Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14395 <5>
- Yates Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Yates Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Cemetery
- Edgewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Edgewood Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Cemetery
- The Edgewood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Edgewood UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11649 <5>
- Lillys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Lillys Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillys Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Omega ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Vanleer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Slayden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- McEwen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Woods Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Erin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tennessee City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Dunn Chapel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- Cumberland City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Tennessee Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Throckmorton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Charlotte
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stayton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stayton is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
- Louise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- McAllisters Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dickson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- White Oak Flat
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- White Oak Flat is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Flat
- Southside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Liverworth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Liverworth is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
- Dotsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dotsonville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsonville
- Pomona
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
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 Houston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethany Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burns
- Charlotte
- Cumberland City
- Dickson
- Erin
- Erin lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Bethany Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- McEwen
- Waverly
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Bethany Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Houston 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 #1277077 (Bethany Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1277077 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: Houston
- Est. Elev: 188 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ruskin
- Location given for Bethany Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2381121 Lon: -87.5669595
- 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 Houston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |