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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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   38.4543°   (38° 27' 15")

Lon:   -78.1256°   (-78° 7' 32")

The Bethel Cemetery is located in Culpeper County<2>.

The county seat for Culpeper County is located in Culpeper. Culpeper lies just to the east of the Bethel Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Bethel Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery
    • The Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Culpeper County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Salem.
    • The Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Canaan Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49676 <5>
  • Beethsaida UMC Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beethsaida UMC Cemetery
    • The Beethsaida UMC Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • The Beethsaida UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bethsaida Cemetery
  • Thorofare Community Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thorofare Community Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thorofare Community Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thorofare Community Chapel Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Robinson River Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson River Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Robinson River Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Aylor Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aylor Family Cemetery
    • The Aylor Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Cedar Run Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Run Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cedar Run Cemetery is located in Culpeper County
  • Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Church Of The Brethren Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church Of The Brethren Cemetery
    • The Church Of The Brethren Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • The Church Of The Brethren Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Madison Church Of The Brethren Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • All Saints Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the All Saints Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the All Saints Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The All Saints Cemetery is located in Culpeper County
  • Beaver Creek Brethren Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Creek Brethren Church Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Beaver Creek Brethren Church Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The Beaver Creek Brethren Church Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Culpeper County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Culpeper County
    • Second Robertson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Second Robertson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Second Robertson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Second Robertson Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Pilgrim Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrim Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilgrim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Culpeper County
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Culpeper County
    • Culpeper National Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Masonic Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Culpeper County
    • Etlan Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Etlan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Etlan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Etlan Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill Cemetery
      • The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Gordon Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

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.

  • Tryme
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tryme. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
    • Tryme is located in Madison County
  • Griffinsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
    • Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
  • Norman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
    • Norman is located in Culpeper County
  • Slate Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
    • Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
  • Culpeper
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Madison
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • Madison is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <7>
  • Scrabble
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
    • Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
  • Eggbornsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eggbornsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
    • Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
  • Peola Mills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
    • Peola Mills is located in Madison County
  • Ruth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
    • Ruth is located in Madison County
  • Aroda
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
    • Aroda is located in Madison County
  • Woodville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Burnt Tree
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
      • Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
    • Rixeyville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
      • Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
    • Homeland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Homeland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
      • Homeland is located in Culpeper County
    • Syria
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Madison Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Madison Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
      • Madison Mills is located in Madison County
    • True Blue
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
      • True Blue is located in Orange County
    • Wolftown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wolftown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolftown
      • Wolftown is located in Madison County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolftown <7>
    • Orange
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Hood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Montpelier Station
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montpelier Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier Station
      • Montpelier Station is located in Orange County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier Station <7>
    • Grassland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grassland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
      • Grassland is located in Orange County
    • Sperryville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Elkwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)

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 Culpeper 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 begin 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 #1500866  (Bethel Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1500866 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: Brightwood
    • County: Culpeper         Elev: 168
    • Location given for GNIS #1500866 (Bethel Cemetery)

The official website for Culpeper County: www.culpepercounty.gov/

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

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 Culpeper, 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' 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: 38.4543, Longitude: -78.1256       In this case, the coordinates for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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