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A visit to the Bethany Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Bethany Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   37.6096°   (37° 36' 34")

Lon:   -76.9272°   (-76° 55' 37")

The Bethany Cemetery is located in King William County<2>.

. King William lies just to the northwest of the Bethany Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of the Bethany Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Sweet Hall Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sweet Hall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sweet Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sweet Hall Cemetery is located in King William County
  • Jerusalem Christian Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Winchester Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winchester Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winchester Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Winchester Memorial Cemetery is located in King William County
  • St. James Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Liberty Hall Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Hall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Liberty Hall Cemetery is located in King William County
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in New Kent County
  • St. Peter's Episcopal Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Theresas Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Theresas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Theresas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Theresas Cemetery is located in King William County
  • Sunny Slope Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunny Slope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunny Slope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sunny Slope Cemetery is located in King William County
  • Exol Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Exol Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Exol Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Exol Cemetery is located in King and Queen County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Exol Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Crouch.
    • The Exol Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Exol Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50179 <5>
  • Smyrna Christian Church Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smyrna Christian Church Cemetery
    • The Smyrna Christian Church Cemetery is located in King and Queen County
    • The Smyrna Christian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Smyrna Cemetery
  • Tabernacle Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tabernacle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tabernacle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in New Kent County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Bruington Baptist Church Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Hockley Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hockley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hockley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hockley Cemetery is located in King and Queen County
    • Adams Family Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Family Cemetery
      • The Adams Family Cemetery is located in King William County
    • Indian View Baptist Church Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sharon Indian School Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Grove Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in New Kent County
    • Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Sharon Baptist Church Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharon Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharon Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sharon Baptist Church Cemetery is located in King William County
    • Hermitage Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hermitage Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hermitage Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hermitage Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Union Shiloh Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Shiloh Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Shiloh Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Glebe Landing Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glebe Landing Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glebe Landing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Glebe Landing Cemetery is located in Middlesex County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bethany Cemetery.

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

  • Lanesville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lanesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
    • Lanesville is located in King William County
  • Romancoke
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
    • Romancoke is located in King William County
  • King and Queen Court House
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • New Kent
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • West Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
    • West Point is located in King William County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,310 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <7>
  • Plum Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
    • Plum Point is located in New Kent County
  • Cumnor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
    • Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
  • Mattaponi
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Walkerton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
    • Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
  • Tunstall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tunstall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
    • Tunstall is located in New Kent County
  • Crouch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
    • Crouch is located in King and Queen County
  • Bruington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bruington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
    • Bruington is located in King and Queen County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Contra
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Contra. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra
      • Contra is located in King and Queen County
    • Rumford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rumford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
      • Rumford is located in King William County
    • Westwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Westwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
      • Westwood is located in Hanover County
    • Manquin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manquin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manquin
      • Manquin is located in King William County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manquin <7>
    • Roxbury
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roxbury. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
      • Roxbury is located in Charles City County
    • Millers Tavern
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
      • Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
    • Minor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
      • Minor is located in Essex County
    • Plain View
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plain View. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
      • Plain View is located in King and Queen County

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 Bethany Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in King William County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethany 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 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 Bethany Cemetery:

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 Bethany Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1463114  (Bethany Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1463114 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: New Kent
    • County: King William         Elev: 39
    • Location given for GNIS #1463114 (Bethany Cemetery)

The official website for King William County: www.co.king-william.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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 Virginia's counties, including King William, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bethany Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6096, Longitude: -76.9272       In this case, the coordinates for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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