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:
37.0612, -81.2209
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 Bland County<2>.
The county seat for Bland County is located in Bland. Bland lies just 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 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Bethel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Houndshell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Houndshell Cemetery is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houndshell Cemetery
- Crabtree Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Crabtree Cemetery is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Cemetery
- Shewey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Shewey Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Shewey Cemetery is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shewey Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shewey Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the west of Bland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52125 <5>
- Red Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Red Oak Cemetery is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak Cemetery
- Newberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Newberry Cemetery is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Newberry Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Bland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51439 <5>
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Burkes Garden Central Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Temple Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Temple Hill Cemetery is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Sharon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- Earhart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Earhart Cemetery is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earhart Cemetery
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Newberry - Oaklawn Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Newberry - Oaklawn Farm Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Newberry - Oaklawn Farm Cemetery is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry - Oaklawn Farm Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Newberry - Oaklawn Farm Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Bland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2509648 <5>
- Floglesong Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Floglesong Cemetery is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floglesong Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Crockett Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Crockett Cemetery is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cemetery
- Kimberling Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Kimberling Cemetery is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberling Cemetery
- West End Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The West End Cemetery is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End Cemetery
- East End Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The East End Cemetery is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End Cemetery
- Oakwood Memorial Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Brick Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Bland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bastian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Little Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Little Town is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
- Shawver Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shawver Mill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawver Mill
- Wytheville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hicksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hicksville is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Rural Retreat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Crockett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bluefield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kent is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Saint Clair
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Clair is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Rocky Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Springville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Springville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Bluefield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Falls Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
- Rowe Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rowe Crossroads is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Crossroads
- Five Oaks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Five Oaks is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
- Yards
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Yards is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Yards
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Yards is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Max Meadows
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mechanicsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Round Bottom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Round Bottom is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Wittens Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wittens Mills is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittens Mills
- Tazewell
(16 miles [25.7 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 Bland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bastian
- Bland
- Bluefield
- Mechanicsburg
- Rural Retreat
- Tazewell
- Wytheville
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 Virginia:
- Pages specific to Bland 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 #1481656 (Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1481656 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: Bland
- Est. Elev: 844 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Big Bend
- Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0612292 Lon: -81.2209308
- 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 Bland, 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> | 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. |
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