A visit to the New 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 New Bethel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the New Bethel Cemetery:
36.5910, -79.0672
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the New Bethel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Halifax County<2>.
The county seat for Halifax County is located in Halifax. Halifax lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the New Bethel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the New Bethel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the New Bethel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from New Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Cross Road Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cross Road Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Road Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Cross Road Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crossroads Cemetery
- Cunningham Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cunningham Family Cemetery is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Family Cemetery
- The Cunningham Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cuningham Family Cemetery
- Cunningham Cemetery
- Waverly Plantation Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2310319 <5>
- New Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Reaves - Riggsby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Alton Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton Cemetery
- Calvary UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvary UMC Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary UMC Cemetery
- The Calvary UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Cemetery
- Calvary Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49659 <5>
- Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ephesus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ephesus Cemetery is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Mercy Seat Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mercy Seat Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercy Seat Cemetery
- Foster Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Whitt Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Arbor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Arbor Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Cemetery
- Connally UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Connally UMC Cemetery is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connally UMC Cemetery
- Zion Level Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Baileys Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Black Walnut Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Black Walnut Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Walnut Cemetery
- The Cedars Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Cedars Cemetery is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Cedars Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Glenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the New Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from New Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Alton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Delila
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Delila is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delila
- Harmony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harmony is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Elmo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elmo is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Semora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sutherlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sutherlin is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin
- Milton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cluster Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cluster Springs is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster Springs
- Ceffo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ceffo is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
- Jones
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jones is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Mayo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mayo is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Laurel Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
- Estelle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Estelle is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- South Boston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westside Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Westside Village is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Village
- Blanch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hicks Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hicks Village is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Village
- Kentuck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kentuck is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Leasburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Roxboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Henrys Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Henrys Mill is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mill
- Halifax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whitt Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Whitt Town is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Town
- Omega
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Omega is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Banister Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Banister Town is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banister Town
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 New Bethel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Halifax County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The New Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Halifax
- Milton
- Roxboro
- South Boston
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 New Bethel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Halifax 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 New Bethel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1690134 (New Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1690134 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: Halifax
- Est. Elev: 177 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Alton
- Location given for New Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5909725 Lon: -79.0672359
- 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 Halifax, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New 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. |
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