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:
38.1149, -78.4247
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 Albemarle County<2>.
The county seat for Albemarle County is located in Charlottesville. Charlottesville lies just to the south southwest 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 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Bethel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Maple Grove Christian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Holly Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Holly Memorial Gardens is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Memorial Gardens
- Garrison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Garrison Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison Cemetery
- Hildebrand Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hildebrand Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildebrand Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Free Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Free Union Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union Cemetery
- Munday Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Munday Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munday Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Moon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Moon Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Cemetery
- Coles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Coles Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Cemetery
- Chapman Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Chapman Grove Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Grove Cemetery
- Shackelford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Shackelford Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackelford Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Buck Mtn. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Buck Mtn. Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Mtn. Cemetery
- Clunie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dunn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ivy Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ivy Creek Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Creek Cemetery
- Lincoln Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- Goss Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Goss Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49775 <5>
- Michie-Beddow Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Michie-Beddow Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Michie-Beddow Family Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michie-Beddow Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2146080 <5>
- Long Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Johns Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill 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 Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jefferson Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jefferson Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Hollymead
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hollymead is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollymead
- Monacan Town ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Monacan Town is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monacan Town
- Rio
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rio is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Eastham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Eastham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
- Gilbert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Commonwealth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Commonwealth is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
- Rosena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rosena is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosena
- Earlysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Logan Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Logan Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Village
- Advance Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Advance Mills is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills
- Advance Mills has also been known as:
- Fray's Mills
- Advance Mills Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Advance Mills Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills Village
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Locust Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Burnley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Burnley is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnley
- Barracks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barracks is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barracks
- Huntington Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huntington Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington Village
- Charlottesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ednam Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ednam Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednam Village
- University Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- University Heights is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Belmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Shadwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shadwell is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadwell
- Keswick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Simeon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Simeon is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
- Rose Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Barboursville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Free Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 Albemarle 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 turn to 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 Virginia:
- Pages specific to Albemarle 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 #1463154 (Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1463154 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: Albemarle
- Est. Elev: 152 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Charlottesville East
- Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1148581 Lon: -78.4247323
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Albemarle, 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. |