A visit to the Old Bethpage 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 Bethpage Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Bethpage Cemetery:
35.2829, -86.1133
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Bethpage Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Bethpage Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Winchester. Winchester lies just to the south of the Old Bethpage Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Bethpage Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Old Bethpage Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Bethpage Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- Simpson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Estill Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Corn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Corn Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Cemetery
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Clemmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Clemmons Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemmons Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Duncans Stagecoach Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Paynes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Paynes Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hunt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Acklen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Hart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- Hendon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hendon Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendon Cemetery
- Asia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Asia Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asia Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Elder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Elder Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder 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 Old Bethpage Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Bethpage Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Estill Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Winchester Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Decherd
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Winchester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greenhaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Tullahoma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cowan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Homaway Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Ridgeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Hillsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Royal Oaks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sewanee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Switch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sand Switch is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Switch
- Pelham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stephenson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stephenson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
- Cascade Hollow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Manchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lexie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Normandy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Raus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Countyline
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Lynchburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Monteagle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cortner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
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 Bethpage Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Bethpage Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cowan
- Lynchburg
- Manchester
- Sewanee
- Tullahoma
- Winchester
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 Bethpage Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Bethpage Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1318442 (Old Bethpage Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1318442 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 278 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Capitol Hill
- Location given for Old Bethpage Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2828591 Lon: -86.1133191
- 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 Franklin, 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 from Point A (ie- Old Bethpage 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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