A visit to the Old Bethel 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 Old Bethel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Bethel Cemetery:
36.5301, -85.2883
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Bethel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Overton County<2>.
The county seat for Overton County is located in Livingston. Livingston lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Old Bethel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Bethel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Old Bethel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Willow Grove Church of Christ Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fellowship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Sells Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sells Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sells Cemetery
- The Sells Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Sells Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- French Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chowning Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Stover Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stover Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Hatcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hatcher Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hatcher Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hatcher Hall Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher Hall Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- The St. John Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lilly Dale Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18093 <5>
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The White Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Regan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Regan Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regan Cemetery
- Flowers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Flowers Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Hunter Cove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hunter Cove Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cove Cemetery
- Smiths Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cole Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Crawford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- Holt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Neal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Neal Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Cemetery
- Government Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Government Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Government Cemetery
- Amonette Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Amonette Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amonette Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oakley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oakley is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Taylors Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Taylors Crossroads is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Crossroads
- Free Communion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Grey ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grey is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Garretts Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Byrdstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Livingston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cave Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cave Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Free Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Free Hill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Static
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Static is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Static
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Static is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Celina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Little Crab
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Cedar Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Chanute
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Browns Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Browns Crossroads is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Crossroads
- Martinsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Albany
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Burristown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burristown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Pall Mall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Savage
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Savage is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Ida
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ida is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
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 Old Bethel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Overton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albany
- Byrdstown
- Celina
- Livingston
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 Old Bethel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Overton 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 Old Bethel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1296272 (Old Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1296272 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: Overton
- Est. Elev: 281 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dale Hollow Reservoir SE
- Location given for Old Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5300634 Lon: -85.2882953
- 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 Overton, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Bethel 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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