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A visit to the 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 Bethel Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethel Cemetery:

32.1493, -95.5288

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Bethel Cemetery is located in Henderson County<2>.

The county seat for Henderson County is located in Athens. Athens lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Bethel Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Bethel Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Bethel Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Myrtle Springs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Myrtle Springs Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Springs Cemetery
  • Liberty Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Poynor Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Poynor Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poynor Cemetery
    • The Poynor Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Poynor Community Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6148 <5>
  • Frankston City Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Hill Community Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olive Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Frankston.
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sand Flat Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1981833 <5>
  • Wofford Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
  • Loftin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Loftin Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftin Cemetery
    • The Loftin Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old White Settlement Cemetery
    • Teaselville Cemetery
  • Hawthorne Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hawthorne Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • New York Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The New York Cemetery is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York Cemetery
    • Foster Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bacon Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Owens Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Old Rock Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Old Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Rock Hill Cemetery
    • Leagueville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Leagueville Cemetery is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leagueville Cemetery
      • The Leagueville Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Leagueville Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #770432 <5>
    • Renfro Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Renfro Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfro Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southwest of Bullard.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6065 <5>
    • Sevenleague Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sevenleague Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevenleague Cemetery
    • Galilee Cemetery (African-American)
      (9 miles [14.5 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 Bethel Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Coffee City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Coffee City is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
  • Moore Station
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Moore Station is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Station
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
  • Dogwood City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Dogwood City is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood City
  • Berryville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Berryville is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
  • Poynor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Frankston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Teaselville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Teaselville is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaselville
  • LaRue
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Cherokee Landing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cherokee Landing is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Landing
  • Leagueville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Leagueville is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leagueville
  • Fosterville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Fosterville is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
  • Cuney
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lee Spring
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lee Spring is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring
    • Noonday
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Noonday is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
    • Reese
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Reese is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
    • Brownsboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Flint
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Chandler
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Bullard
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Gresham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Gresham is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
    • Larissa ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Larissa is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
    • Brushy Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Brushy Creek is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
    • Pert
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Pert is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pert
    • Mount Selman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
    • Murchison
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Pine Grove is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove

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 Bethel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Henderson County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Bethel Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Henderson 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 Bethel Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1330480  (Bethel Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1330480 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: Henderson
      • Est. Elev: 136 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Moore Station
      • Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.1493229     Lon: -95.5288466
      • 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 Texas' counties, including Henderson, 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- 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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