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:
35.6776, -83.7377
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 Blount County<2>.
The county seat for Blount County is located in Maryville. Maryville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west northwest 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 23 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.
- Caylors Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tuckaleechee Campground Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Brickey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Brickey Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickey Cemetery
- Tuckaleechee Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Headrick Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Millers Cove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Millers Cove Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Cove Cemetery
- Little Greenbrier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chinquapin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Chinquapin Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Cemetery
- Amerine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Amerine Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amerine Cemetery
- Cades Cove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Cades Cove Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cades Cove Cemetery
- Cades Cove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Cades Cove Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cades Cove Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Cades Cove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Cades Cove Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cades Cove Cemetery
- Mattox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mattox Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattox Cemetery
- Keebles Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Rocky Branch MB Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Branch Holiness Church of God Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lawson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Valley View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- Crowson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Crowson Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowson Cemetery
- Hatcher Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Hatcher Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher Cemetery
- Laurel Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Laurel Grove Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Townsend
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Red Bank
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bank is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Wear Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wear Valley is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Valley
- Elkmont ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Elkmont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont
- Seaton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Seaton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Waldens Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Dupont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dupont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Chalet Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chalet Village is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalet Village
- Wildwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Chelsey Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chelsey Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsey Village
- Gatlinburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pigeon Forge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sixmile
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sixmile is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
- Happy Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Happy Valley is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Eagleton Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eagleton Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,052 people
- Middle Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Seymour
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Maryville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oak City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Rockford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rockford is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Sevierville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bonny Kate
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bonny Kate is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Kate
- Alcoa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chilhowee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chilhowee is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Fontana Dam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fontana Dam is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana Dam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Fontana Dam has also been known as:
- Fontana Village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fontana Dam <6>
- Shooks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Shooks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
- Boyds Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
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 Blount County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gatlinburg
- Maryville
- Pigeon Forge
- Sevierville
- Seymour
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 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 Bethel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Blount 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 #1642620 (Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1642620 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: Blount
- Est. Elev: 344 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wear Cove
- Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6775882 Lon: -83.737672
- 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 Blount, 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- 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. |