A visit to the Bethesda 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 Bethesda Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethesda Cemetery:
36.5660, -78.2700
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethesda Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County<2>.
The county seat for Mecklenburg County is located in Boydton. Boydton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Bethesda Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bethesda Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Bethesda Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethesda Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
- Grace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Rehoboth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Rehoboth Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth Cemetery
- Free Union Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bethany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Oak Level UCC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Level UCC Cemetery is located in Vance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level UCC Cemetery
- The Oak Level UCC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oak Level Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48260 <5>
- St. Marks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- Kingswood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Kingswood Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Cemetery
- Ephesus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Ephesus Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Cemetery
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Vance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- New Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Whites Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Whites Grove Cemetery is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Grove Cemetery
- Ridgeway Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Ridgeway Cemetery is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway Cemetery
- Rose Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- Warren Dale Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Warren Dale Cemetery is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Dale Cemetery
- Warren Plains Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Warren Plains Cemetery is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Plains Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Manson Missionary Baptist Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion 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 Bethesda Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethesda Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Palmer Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Palmer Springs is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Springs
- Rose Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Cusco Willa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cusco Willa is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusco Willa
- Drewry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Drewry is located in Vance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewry
- Wise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wise is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
- Bracey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Townsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Manson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Norlina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marengo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marengo is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Boydton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Soul City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Soul City is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soul City
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Warren Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Warren Plains is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Plains
- Hagood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hagood is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagood
- Union Level
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Union Level is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Level
- Middleburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Snow Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Dunns Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dunns Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns Corner
- Flat Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Rock is located in Vance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Warrenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Macon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Church Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Church Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- La Crosse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Finchley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Finchley is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchley
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 Bethesda Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mecklenburg County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethesda Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boydton
- Manson
- Norlina
- Warrenton
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 helpful 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 Bethesda Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Mecklenburg 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 Bethesda Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1500612 (Bethesda Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1500612 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: Mecklenburg
- Est. Elev: 101 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: John H Kerr Dam
- Location given for Bethesda Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5659767 Lon: -78.269996
- 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 Mecklenburg, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bethesda 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. |
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