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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:   36.7803°   (36° 46' 49")

Lon:   -76.1939°   (-76° 11' 38")

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> of the Bethel Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Bainbridge & Elco Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Workmans Circle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Workmans Circle Cemetery
    • The Workmans Circle Cemetery is located in Chesapeake City
  • Roosevelt Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roosevelt Memorial Park
    • The Roosevelt Memorial Park is located in Chesapeake City
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Chesapeake City
  • Lane Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lane Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lane Cemetery is located in Virginia Beach City
  • Whitehart Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitehart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitehart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Whitehart Cemetery is located in Virginia Beach City
  • Woodlawn Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Woodlawn Memorial Gardens is located in Norfolk City
  • Riverside Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Riverside Memorial Park is located in Norfolk City
  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Norfolk City
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Portsmouth County
  • Sargent March Corfrew Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Berea Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berea Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Berea Cemetery is located in Chesapeake City
    • Memorial Gardens
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Memorial Gardens is located in Chesapeake City
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Chesapeake City
    • Colonial Grove Memorial Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Rosewood Memorial Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosewood Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosewood Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rosewood Memorial Park is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Norfolk City
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Norfolk.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49657 <4>
    • Hebrew Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebrew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Norfolk City
    • All Saint Catholic Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the All Saint Catholic Cemetery
      • The All Saint Catholic Cemetery is located in Portsmouth City
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the All Saint Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Portsmouth.
      • The All Saint Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Portsmouth Catholic Cemetery
      • St. Paul's Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52028 <4>
    • Jones Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jones Cemetery is located in Virginia Beach City

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Bethel Cemetery.

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

  • Westview Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westview Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Village
    • Westview Village is located in Virginia Beach City
  • Kempsville Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempsville Gardens
    • Kempsville Gardens is located in Virginia Beach City
  • New Town ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • New Town is located in Norfolk City
  • Pocahontas Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas Village
    • Pocahontas Village is located in Virginia Beach City
  • Thalia Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thalia Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalia Village
    • Thalia Village is located in Virginia Beach City
  • Aragona Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aragona Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aragona Village
    • Aragona Village is located in Virginia Beach City
  • Mapleton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
    • Mapleton is located in Virginia Beach City
  • Burtons
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtons
    • Burtons is located in Virginia Beach City
  • Norfolk
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Alantic City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alantic City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alantic City
    • Alantic City is located in Norfolk City
  • Portsmouth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Chesapeake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesapeake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
    • Chesapeake is located in Chesapeake City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 247,011 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesapeake <5>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Nimmo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nimmo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmo
      • Nimmo is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Monticello Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello Village
      • Monticello Village is located in Norfolk City
    • Pungo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pungo
      • Pungo is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Sussex
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
      • Sussex is located in Norfolk City
    • Virginia Beach
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Glenwood Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Park
      • Glenwood Park is located in Norfolk City
    • Charlton Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton Village
      • Charlton Village is located in Chesapeake City
    • Sandbridge Beach
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandbridge Beach
      • Sandbridge Beach is located in Virginia Beach City
    • North Virginia Beach
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Virginia Beach
      • North Virginia Beach is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Cape Henry Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cape Henry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Henry Village
      • Cape Henry Village is located in Virginia Beach City

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 .

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 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 #2092515  (Bethel Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #2092515 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: Kempsville
    • County: Virginia Beach (city)         Elev: 6
    • Location given for GNIS #2092515 (Bethel Cemetery)

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>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- ) 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: 36.7803, Longitude: -76.1939       In this case, the coordinates for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.




 

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