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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. 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 Bethel Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   37.5099°   (37° 30' 35")

Lon:   -77.7118°   (-77° 42' 42")

The Bethel Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County<1>.

. Chesterfield lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the southeast of the Bethel Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Bethel Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
  • Huguenot Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huguenot Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huguenot Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Huguenot Springs Cemetery is located in Powhatan County
  • Manakin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manakin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Manakin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Manakin Cemetery is located in Powhatan County
  • Mt. Hermon Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Crump Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Trabur Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trabur Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trabur Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Trabur Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
  • Subletts Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Subletts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Subletts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Subletts Cemetery is located in Powhatan County
  • Watkins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Watkins Cemetery is located in Powhatan County
  • Tomahawk Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tomahawk Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tomahawk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tomahawk Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
  • Rocky Oak Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Central Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Central Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Central Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Goochland County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • St. James Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. James Cemetery is located in Goochland County
    • Greenwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Luke's Episcopal Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Chesterfield Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chesterfield Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chesterfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chesterfield Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
    • Cheatham Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cheatham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cheatham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cheatham Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
    • Lester Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lester Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lester Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
    • Old Tomahawk Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Tomahawk Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Tomahawk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Tomahawk Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
    • Grace Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grace Cemetery is located in Powhatan County
    • Skinquarter Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Fuqua Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fuqua Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fuqua Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fuqua Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
    • Brown Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brown Grove Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
    • Brown Family Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Westhampton Memorial Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Bethel Cemetery.

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

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. The following communities are located in Chesterfield 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:

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 #1759839  (Bethel Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1759839 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: Midlothian
    • County: Chesterfield         Elev: 128
    • Location given for GNIS #1759839 (Bethel Cemetery)

The official website for Chesterfield County: www.co.chesterfield.va.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Chesterfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bethel Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5099, Longitude: -77.7118    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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.
<7>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.




 

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