A visit to the Bethesda 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 Bethesda Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethesda Cemetery:
36.2479, -83.2257
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethesda Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Hamblen County<2>.
The county seat for Hamblen County is located in Morristown. Morristown lies just to the west southwest of the Bethesda Cemetery .
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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 Bethesda Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethesda Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Dodson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Dodson Cemetery is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Cemetery
- Morelock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Morelock Cemetery is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock Cemetery
- Heath Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Heath Cemetery is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Cemetery
- Livingston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Livingston Cemetery is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston Cemetery
- Thomason Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Thomason Cemetery is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomason Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mays Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
- Nicholson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Nicholson Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Cemetery
- Rocky Summit Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rocky Summit Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Summit Cemetery
- Dodson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Dodson Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Cemetery
- Bent Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bent Creek Cemetery is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek Cemetery
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- Hyatt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hyatt Cemetery is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt Cemetery
- Lane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Dean Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Dean Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Cemetery
- Meeks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Meeks Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks Cemetery
- New Adriel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Adriel Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Adriel Cemetery
- Samsel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Samsel Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samsel Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Emma Jarnagin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Haun Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Haun Cemetery is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haun Cemetery
- Creechs Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Bethesda Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethesda Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- East Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Silver City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Morristown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whitesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mooresburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wyatt Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Marshalls Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Bean Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beulah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Bulls Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Galbraith Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- White Pine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Leadvale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Leadvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale
- Warrensburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Warrensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
- Talbott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marvin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Marvin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Bowen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Wa-Ni Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Edna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Midway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Persia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Yount Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Thorn Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Rock Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Baneberry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bybee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
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 Bethesda Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hamblen County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethesda Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bean Station
- Morristown
- Whitesburg
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 Bethesda Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Hamblen 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 Bethesda Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1319950 (Bethesda Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1319950 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: Hamblen
- Est. Elev: 404 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Springvale
- Location given for Bethesda Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2478715 Lon: -83.2257239
- 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 Hamblen, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bethesda 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. |