A visit to the Bethel Springs 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 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethel Springs Cemetery:
35.2331, -88.6067
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethel Springs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bethel Springs Cemetery is located in McNairy County<2>.
The county seat for McNairy County is located in Selmer. Selmer lies just to the south of the Bethel Springs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bethel Springs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Bethel Springs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethel Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
- Buena Vista Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Buena Vista Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Bethesda Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethesda Memorial Gardens is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Memorial Gardens
- The Bethesda Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Bethesda Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9238 <5>
- Purdy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Purdy Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Refuge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Refuge Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge Cemetery
- The Refuge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Refuge Church of Christ Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17680 <5>
- Curtis Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Curtis Hill Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Hill Cemetery
- Moores Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Moores Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Cemetery
- Warren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Brooks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Beauty Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Beauty Hill Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty Hill Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Beaty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Beaty Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- McCullar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The McCullar Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullar Cemetery
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Center Ridge Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ridge Cemetery
- Ingle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Ingle Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingle Cemetery
- Falcon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Falcon Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope 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 Bethel Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethel Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bethel Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Selmer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Purdy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Purdy is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Rose Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rose Creek is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
- Falcon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Falcon is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Masseyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Masseyville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyville
- Finger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Leapwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leapwood is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leapwood
- Eastview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Eastview is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Ramer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stantonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stantonville is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stantonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Montezuma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montezuma is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Adamsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hornsby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hornsby is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Caffey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Caffey is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffey
- Sweet Lips
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sweet Lips is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lips
- Silerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Silerton is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Chewalla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chewalla is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewalla
- Guys
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Guys is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Enville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Enville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Henderson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Michie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crump
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Shiloh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milledgeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Milledgeville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Deanburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Deanburg is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,395 people
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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McNairy County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adamsville
- Falcon
- Henderson
- Purdy
- Selmer
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to McNairy 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1308634 (Bethel Springs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1308634 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: McNairy
- Est. Elev: 147 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Purdy
- Location given for Bethel Springs Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2331378 Lon: -88.6067151
- 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 McNairy, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bethel Springs 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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