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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:

33.5626, -95.2644

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 Red River County<2>.

The county seat for Red River County is located in Clarksville. Clarksville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east northeast 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 23 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.

  • Wrights Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Wrights Chapel Cemetery is located in Red River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Chapel Cemetery
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Red River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Liberty Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Detroit.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4833 <5>
  • Highland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Red River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
  • Catonville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Catonville Cemetery is located in Red River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catonville Cemetery
  • Detroit Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Detroit Cemetery is located in Red River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit Cemetery
  • Holt Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Holt Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holt Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Blossom.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4319 <5>
  • Lone Star Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Red River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star Cemetery
  • Dean Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Dean Cemetery is located in Red River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Cemetery
  • Morris Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Morris Chapel Cemetery is located in Red River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Chapel Cemetery
  • Dodd Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Dodd Cemetery is located in Red River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Longstreet Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Longstreet Cemetery is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longstreet Cemetery
    • Red Oak Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Red Oak Cemetery is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak Cemetery
    • Knights of Honor Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hinson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hinson Cemetery is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinson Cemetery
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
    • Shamrock Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Shamrock Cemetery is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Cemetery
    • Ward Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Ward Cemetery is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
    • Egypt Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Egypt Cemetery is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Cemetery
    • Woodard Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Woodard Cemetery is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Cemetery
    • McKenzie Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The McKenzie Cemetery is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie Cemetery
    • New Shamrock Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The New Shamrock Cemetery is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Shamrock Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 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:

  • Deport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Liberty is located in Red River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Detroit
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bogata
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bogata is located in Red River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogata
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogata <6>
  • Halesboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Halesboro is located in Red River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesboro
  • Pattonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Clardy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Clardy is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clardy
  • Sherry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Sherry is located in Red River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
  • Bagwell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Blossom
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cunningham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sylvan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sylvan is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Taylor Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Taylor Town is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Town
    • Clarksville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Sun Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Sun Valley is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Cuthand
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Cuthand is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
    • Biardstown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Biardstown is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biardstown
    • Reno
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Reno is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
    • Hagansport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Hagansport is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
    • Glory
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Glory is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory
    • Frog Hop ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Frog Hop is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Hop
    • Talco
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Amherst
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Amherst is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst

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 Red River 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 helpful 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 Red River 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 #1372515  (Bethel Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1372515 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: Red River
      • Est. Elev: 144 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Deport
      • Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.5626089     Lon: -95.2643934
      • 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 Red River, 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 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.