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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethel Cemetery

Lat:   36.0967°   (36° 5' 48")

Lon:   -87.6753°   (-87° 40' 31")

The Bethel Cemetery is located in Humphreys County<2>.

The county seat for Humphreys County is located in Waverly. Waverly lies just to the west of the Bethel Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Bethel Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Choate Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Choate Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Choate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Choate Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
  • Seifarth Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seifarth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seifarth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Seifarth Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
  • Ferguson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferguson Cemetery
    • The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ferguson Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Waverly.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2553393 <5>
  • Bennyfield Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bennyfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bennyfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bennyfield Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
  • Holland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holland Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
  • Garrett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garrett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garrett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Garrett Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
  • McCollum Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCollum Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCollum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McCollum Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15343 <5>
  • Hooper Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hooper Cemetery
    • The Hooper Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
    • The Hooper Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hooper - Hatcher Cemetery
  • Curtis Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Curtis Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Curtis Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Curtis Chapel Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
  • McCandless Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCandless Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCandless Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McCandless Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Bethpage Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethpage Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethpage Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethpage Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
    • May Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the May Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the May Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The May Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
    • Nolan Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nolan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nolan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nolan Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
    • Gray Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gray Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gray Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
    • Washburn Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washburn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Washburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Washburn Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
    • Few Chapel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Few Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Few Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Few Chapel Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
    • McKelvy Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKelvy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKelvy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McKelvy Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
    • Scurlock Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scurlock Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scurlock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Scurlock Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
    • Long Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Long Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
    • Berryman Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berryman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berryman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Berryman Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
    • Holland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holland Cemetery is located in Humphreys County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Bethel Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • McEwen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
    • McEwen is located in Humphreys County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McEwen <6>
  • Waverly
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Tennessee City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tennessee City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
    • Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
  • Hurricane Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Omega ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Omega have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
    • Omega is located in Houston County
  • Whitehouse
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
    • Whitehouse is located in Hickman County
  • Pond
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
    • Pond is located in Dickson County
  • Plant
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
    • Plant is located in Humphreys County
  • Bakerville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
    • Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
  • Tennessee Ridge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Magnolia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Magnolia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
    • Magnolia is located in Houston County
  • Erin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
    • Erin is located in Houston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erin <6>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Buffalo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buffalo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
      • Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
    • Only
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Dickson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Vanleer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • New Johnsonville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Johnsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Johnsonville
      • New Johnsonville is located in Humphreys County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Johnsonville <6>
    • Hustburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
      • Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
    • Slayden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
      • Slayden is located in Dickson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Pomona
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pomona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
      • Pomona is located in Dickson County
    • Nunnelly
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
      • Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
    • Graham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Graham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
      • Graham is located in Hickman County
    • Tidwell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tidwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
      • Tidwell is located in Dickson County
    • Charlotte
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • McKinnon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McKinnon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
      • McKinnon is located in Houston County

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 Humphreys County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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:

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 #1277114  (Bethel Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1277114 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: McEwen
    • County: Humphreys         Elev: 243
    • Location given for GNIS #1277114 (Bethel Cemetery)

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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 Humphreys, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bethel Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0967, Longitude: -87.6753       In this case, the coordinates for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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