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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:

32.7493, -99.7979

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 Jones County<2>.

The county seat for Jones County is located in Anson. Anson lies just to the west 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 21 that are within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> of the Bethel Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • Central Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Central Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
  • Spring Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
  • Hawley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Hawley Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley Cemetery
  • Anderson Chapel Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Anderson Chapel Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Chapel Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Anderson Chapel Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Anson.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2119 <5>
  • Truby Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Truby Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truby Cemetery
  • Phantom Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Phantom Hill Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phantom Hill Cemetery
    • The Phantom Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ft. Phantom Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3660 <5>
  • Lueders Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Lueders Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lueders Cemetery
  • Rising Sun Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Rising Sun Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun Cemetery
  • Mid Way Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • The Mid Way Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid Way Cemetery
  • Highland Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in Haskell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
    • The Highland Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Highland Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4220 <5>
  • Round Mound Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Round Mound Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mound Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Stamford Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The Stamford Cemetery is located in Haskell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford Cemetery
    • Capron Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The Capron Cemetery is located in Haskell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron Cemetery
    • Hamby Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hamby Cemetery is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamby Cemetery
    • Rockdale Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • The Rockdale Cemetery is located in Haskell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale Cemetery
    • Hamlin Memorial Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hamlin Memorial Cemetery is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin Memorial Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hamlin Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Hamlin.
      • The Hamlin Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
      • East Cemetery
      • Hamlin East Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3335 <5>
    • Little Elm Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • The Little Elm Cemetery is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elm Cemetery
    • Little Elm Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • The Little Elm Cemetery is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elm Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Elm Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Abilene.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2347400 <5>
    • Cedar Hill Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Bethel Cemetery.

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

  • Funston
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Funston is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funston
  • Anson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Avoca
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hawley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Fort Phantom Hill ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Fort Phantom Hill is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Phantom Hill
  • Lueders
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Radium
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Radium is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
  • Stamford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Tuxedo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Tuxedo is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo
  • Stith
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Stith is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stith
  • Impact
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Impact is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Impact
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
  • Hamby
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Hamby is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamby
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Plainview
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Plainview is located in Haskell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
    • Tye
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Tye is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tye
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tye <6>
    • Abilene
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Hamlin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Merkel
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • McCaulley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • McCaulley is located in Fisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaulley

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 Jones 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 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 Bethel Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Jones 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 #1330483  (Bethel Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1330483 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: Jones
      • Est. Elev: 533 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hawley NE
      • Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.749283     Lon: -99.7978703
      • 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 Jones, 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 drawn 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.