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:
37.3035, -78.1975
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 Amelia County<2>.
The county seat for Amelia County is located in Amelia Court House. Amelia Court House 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 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Bethel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Star Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Star Hope Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hope Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Southall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Southall Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall Cemetery
- Sandy Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Sandy Creek Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek Cemetery
- Pilgrim Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Cemetery
- High Bridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The High Bridge Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Jamestown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Jamestown Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Trinity Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Vaughns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Vaughns Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughns Cemetery
- Downs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Downs Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Wards Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Wards Chapel Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Chapel Cemetery
- Centenary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Centenary Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary Cemetery
- Guinea Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Guinea Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Cemetery
- Bethel Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Grove Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Grove Cemetery
- Monroe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Monroe Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Cemetery
- Bagby Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bagby Memorial Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagby Memorial Cemetery
- Sunset Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Sunset Hill Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill Cemetery
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Rodophil
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Burkeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Paineville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Cotton Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Crewe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Guinea Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
- Farmville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Amelia Court House
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cumberland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Green Bay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lodore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Blake Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Blake Village is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Village
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hampden - Sydney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hampden - Sydney is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden - Sydney
- Tuggle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle
- Meherrin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meherrin is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meherrin
- Winnie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Winnie is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
- Clinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Curdsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Curdsville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Sheppards
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sheppards is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppards
- Spainville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Earls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Nutbush
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Nutbush is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Trents Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
- Blackstone
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Masons Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Belona
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
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 Amelia County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amelia Court House
- Blackstone
- Burkeville
- Crewe
- Crewe lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Bethel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Crewe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewe
- Cumberland
- Farmville
- Hampden - Sydney
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 Bethel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Amelia 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 #1497777 (Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1497777 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: Amelia
- Est. Elev: 154 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Deatonville
- Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3034859 Lon: -78.1974967
- 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 Amelia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |