A visit to the Bethel Springs Baptist Church 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 Springs Baptist Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethel Springs Baptist Church Cemetery:
35.3734, -84.8344
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethel Springs Baptist Church Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bethel Springs Baptist Church Cemetery is located in McMinn County<2>.
The county seat for McMinn County is located in Athens. Athens lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Bethel Springs Baptist Church Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bethel Springs Baptist Church Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Bethel Springs Baptist Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethel Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sewell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Sewell Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell Cemetery
- Erwin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Erwin Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin Cemetery
- Ruyan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Ruyan Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruyan Cemetery
- Godsey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Godsey Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godsey Cemetery
- Blevins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Barner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- McKenzie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The McKenzie Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Shelton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shelton Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Melton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Melton Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melton Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Cowan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cowan Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Beech Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Williamson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- Plank Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Plank Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plank Cemetery
- Coffman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Coffman Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffman Cemetery
- Short Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Short Creek Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek 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 Bethel Springs Baptist Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethel Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lamontville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Beta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Etola
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Goodfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Charleston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Calhoun
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Birchwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bellefounte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Hopewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Countryside Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Decatur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Luskville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Claxton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Chestuee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Bryan Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Dayton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cleveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- East Cleveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- Athens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Graysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Goodsprings
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Cute ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Cumberland Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
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 Springs Baptist Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McMinn County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Springs Baptist Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Athens lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Bethel Springs Baptist Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Athens.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Calhoun
- Calhoun lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Bethel Springs Baptist Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Calhoun.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Cleveland
- Dayton
- Dayton lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Bethel Springs Baptist Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dayton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Decatur
- Decatur lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Bethel Springs Baptist Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Decatur.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
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 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 Bethel Springs Baptist Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to McMinn 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 Springs Baptist Church Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1956310 (Bethel Springs Baptist Church Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1956310 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: McMinn
- Est. Elev: 231 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Charleston
- Location given for Bethel Springs Baptist Church Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3734054 Lon: -84.8343895
- 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 McMinn, 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- Bethel Springs Baptist Church 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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