A visit to the Bettis 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 Bettis Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bettis Cemetery:
35.8537, -89.3265
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bettis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bettis Cemetery is located in Crockett County<2>.
The county seat for Crockett County is located in Alamo. Alamo lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Bettis Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bettis Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Bettis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bettis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Glenn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Glenn Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Cemetery
- Poston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Poston Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poston Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Stallcup Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Palestine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Halls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Beech Bluff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Beech Bluff Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bluff Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beech Bluff Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Halls.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9075 <5>
- Rhodes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gates Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cock and Irvin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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- Green Hill Memorial Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Green Hill Memorial Garden is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Memorial Garden
- The Green Hill Memorial Garden has also been known as:
- Greenhill Memorial Garden
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2159745 <5>
- Anderson Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Anderson Chapel Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Anderson Chapel Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Halls.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8638 <5>
- Love Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Love Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Anderson Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Halls.
- The Anderson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Anderson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8623 <5>
- James L. Thurmond Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The James L. Thurmond Family Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James L. Thurmond Family Cemetery
- The James L. Thurmond Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Thurmond Cemetery
- Thurmond Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2262806 <5>
- Belle Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Belle Vernon Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vernon Cemetery
- Hardin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Nash Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Nash Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Cemetery
- Miller Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bettis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bettis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chestnut Bluff
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chestnut Bluff is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Bluff
- Gates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gates is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Halls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Maury City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maury City is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Friendship
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Woodville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Fowlkes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fowlkes is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlkes
- Crockett Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Crockett Mills is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Mills
- Tigrett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tigrett is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigrett
- Toulon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Toulon is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
- Johnsons Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsons Grove is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Grove
- Unionville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Bishop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bishop is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Flippin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flippin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flippin
- Nutbush
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nutbush is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Owl City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Owl City is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
- Edith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Edith is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
- Dyersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Alamo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ripley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Middle City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Middle City is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle City
- Richwoods
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Richwoods is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
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 Bettis Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Crockett County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bettis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alamo
- Alamo lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Bettis Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alamo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Dyersburg
- Friendship
- Halls
- Ripley
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 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 Bettis Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Crockett 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 Bettis Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1277190 (Bettis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1277190 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: Crockett
- Est. Elev: 101 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chestnut Bluff
- Location given for Bettis Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8536852 Lon: -89.3264599
- 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 Crockett, 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 from Point A (ie- Bettis 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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