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:
35.1137, -89.6942
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 Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Memphis. Memphis lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the west of the Bethany Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Bethany Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethany Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Fisherville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fisherville Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville Cemetery
- Baxter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Baxter Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Abington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Anthony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Anthony Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Reid Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Reid Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- St. Marks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle Cemetery
- Harrell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Harrell Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell Cemetery
- Mabone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mabone Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabone Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Priddy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Priddy Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priddy Cemetery
- Chambers Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Morning Sun Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Morning Sun Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Sun Cemetery
- Morning Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Hunter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hunter Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Yancy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Yancy Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy Cemetery
- Farwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Farwell Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell Cemetery
- Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Cross Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cemetery
- Grays Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Grays Creek Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Creek Cemetery
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 Bethany Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethany Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bailey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Cordova
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hill is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Collierville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Germantown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Elba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elba is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Canadaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Canadaville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadaville
- Piperton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Piperton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piperton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
- Rossville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Barton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Barton is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Hickory Withe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Withe is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Withe
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Arlington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bartlett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cayce
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cayce is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Macon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Macon is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Parkway Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Parkway Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village
- Oakland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,669 people
- The Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Capleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Capleville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capleville
- Olive Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oakville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oakville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Mount Pleasant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Taska
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Taska is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taska
- Gallaway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Binghampton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Binghampton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghampton
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 Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethany Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arlington
- Bartlett
- Collierville
- Cordova
- Germantown
- Olive Branch
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 helpful 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 Shelby 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 #1325454 (Bethany Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1325454 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: Shelby
- Est. Elev: 113 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Collierville
- Location given for Bethany Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1137013 Lon: -89.6942492
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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 Shelby, 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 things 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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