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:
38.0721, -77.4197
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 Caroline County<2>.
The county seat for Caroline County is located in Bowling Green. Bowling Green lies just to the east southeast 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 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.
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Old Wright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Wright Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Wright Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Lakewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Green Lawn Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawn Cemetery
- Mt. Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Lawn Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lawn Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- The Beulah Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #341838 <5>
- Bethany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Beasley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Beasley Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Grace Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Second New Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Massaponax Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Massaponax Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax Cemetery
- Rosehill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Cemetery
- Round Oak Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Round Oak Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Oak Cemetery
- Rehoboth Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Rehoboth Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Jericho Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carmel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Carmel Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Cemetery
- St. Margarets Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The St. Margarets Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Margarets Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Haynes Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Haynes Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes 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:
- Bowling Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Thornburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arcadia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Arcadia is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- DeJarnette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
- New London
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Stuart Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
- Penola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- Marye
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Marye is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marye
- Massaponax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax
- Ruther Glen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sparta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sparta is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Samuels Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Snell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Partlow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Burruss Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
- Moss Neck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Olney Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Olney Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Corner
- Spotsylvania Courthouse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spotsylvania
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hewlett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hewlett is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
- Leavells
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavells
- Verdon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
- Doswell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Port Royal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Port Conway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Port Conway is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Conway
- Post Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
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 Caroline County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bowling Green
- Port Royal
- Spotsylvania
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 Caroline 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 #1739324 (Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1739324 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: Caroline
- Est. Elev: 67 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Woodford
- Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.0720786 Lon: -77.4197038
- 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 Caroline, 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 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. |