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:
38.2393, -77.9603
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 Orange County<2>.
The county seat for Orange County is located in Orange. Orange lies just to the west 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 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.
- Unionville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Unionville Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Rhoadesville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Rhoadesville Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoadesville Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- North Pamunkey Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The North Pamunkey Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pamunkey Baptist Church Cemetery
- The North Pamunkey Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- North Pamunkey Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51459 <5>
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Orange Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Orange Grove Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mt. Holy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Holy Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Holy Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
- Willis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
- Craigs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Craigs Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Cemetery
- Palmyra Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Palmyra Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra Cemetery
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Horeb Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Horeb Cemetery
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Hermon Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hermon Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
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:
- Vulcan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Rhoadesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grassland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Danton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Paytes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Paytes is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paytes
- Belmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- True Blue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Orange
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Madison Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Holladay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
- Childs Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Childs Cove is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cove
- Locust Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Burr Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Logan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Madison Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Parker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Montpelier Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Indian Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Burnt Tree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
- Meltons
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Meltons is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
- Green Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Green Springs is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Glenora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Margo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Margo is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
- Wilderness
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Waylands Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
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 Orange 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 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 Orange 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 #1494739 (Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1494739 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: Orange
- Est. Elev: 145 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lahore
- Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.2393002 Lon: -77.960275
- 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 Orange, 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |