A visit to the Bethsalem Presbyterian 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 Bethsalem Presbyterian Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethsalem Presbyterian Church Cemetery:
35.3915, -84.5685
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethsalem Presbyterian Church Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bethsalem Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in McMinn County<2>.
The county seat for McMinn County is located in Athens. Athens lies just to the north northwest of the Bethsalem Presbyterian Church Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Bethsalem Presbyterian Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethsalem Presbyterian Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Cumberland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Mt. Cumberland Cemetery is also located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Cumberland Cemetery
- McMinn Memory Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The McMinn Memory Gardens is also located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMinn Memory Gardens
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Thompson Cemetery is also located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Piney Grove UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wesleyanna Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wesleyanna Cemetery is also located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyanna Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Long Cemetery is also located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is also located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is also located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Cedar Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cedar Springs Cemetery is also located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs Cemetery
- New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Goodsprings Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Goodsprings Cemetery is also located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Cunningham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cunningham Cemetery is also located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
- Slacks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Slacks Cemetery is also located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slacks Cemetery
- Hammond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hammond Cemetery is also located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Cemetery
- Sullins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sullins Cemetery is also located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullins Cemetery
- Thorn Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Thorn Hill Cemetery is also located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill Cemetery
- South Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The South Liberty Cemetery is also located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Liberty Cemetery
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mars Hill Cemetery is also located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Cemetery
- Sunrise Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sunrise Cemetery is also located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Cemetery
- Slacks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Slacks Cemetery is also located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slacks Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bethsalem Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethsalem Presbyterian Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Goodsprings
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Goodsprings is also located in McMinn County
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- Grady
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grady is also located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Athens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Englewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Etowah
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nonaburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nonaburg is also located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Claxton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Claxton is also located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Manila
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Manila is also located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Delano
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mecca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mecca is also located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Niota
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Luskville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Luskville is also located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Chestuee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Calhoun
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bell Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bell Spring is also located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Spring
- Servilla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Rural Vale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
- Jalapa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Charleston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lamontville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lamontville is also located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Madisonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Bethsalem Presbyterian 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 Bethsalem Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Athens lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Bethsalem Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Athens.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Benton
- Benton lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Bethsalem Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Benton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Calhoun
- Calhoun lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Bethsalem Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Calhoun.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Decatur
- Decatur lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Bethsalem Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Decatur.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Englewood
- Etowah
- Etowah lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Bethsalem Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Etowah.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Madisonville
- Sweetwater
- Tellico Plains
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 websites either 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 Bethsalem Presbyterian Church Cemetery:
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- 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 Bethsalem Presbyterian Church Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1956192 (Bethsalem Presbyterian Church Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1956192 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: 239 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Athens
- Location given for Bethsalem Presbyterian Church Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3914623 Lon: -84.568544
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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 '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- Bethsalem Presbyterian 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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