A visit to the Old Bethany 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 Old Bethany Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Bethany Cemetery:
37.1329, -79.3911
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Bethany Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Bethany Cemetery is located in Campbell County<2>.
The county seat for Campbell County is located in Rustburg. Rustburg lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Old Bethany Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Bethany Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Old Bethany Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Bethany Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Independence Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stone Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stone Road Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Road Cemetery
- Leftwich Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Leftwich Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich Cemetery
- Green Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Hermon Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hermon Cemetery
- Vaughn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
- New Prospect Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Lawn Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawn Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Altavista Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bohn / Cundiff Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Bohn / Cundiff Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohn / Cundiff Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bohn / Cundiff Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southwest of Huddleston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2511031 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Thomas Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morgans Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Staunton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Staunton Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Rock Pike Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pisgah Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Midway Baptist Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. John Baptist Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Whitten - Hogan Family Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Bethany Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Bethany Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Leesville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Leesville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Huddleston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hurt
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hurt is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurt <6>
- Altavista
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lynch Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lynch Station is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Station
- Brutus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brutus is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brutus
- Pittsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Davis Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
- Gretna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Radford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Bedford Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bedford Springs is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Springs
- Moneta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Yellow Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Branch is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Branch
- Timberlake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Timberlake is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Joppa Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
- Goode
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- North Shore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Renan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Renan is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renan
- Bedford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lawyers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lawyers is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
- Bellevue
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bellevue is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Lowry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lowry is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Penhook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whittles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Whittles is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittles
- Whittles has also been known as:
- Whittle's Depot
- Whittle's Station
- Chalk Level
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chalk Level is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
- Powhatan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Powhatan is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
- Forest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Westlake Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
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 Old Bethany Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Campbell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Bethany Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altavista
- Bedford
- Gretna
- Hurt
- Hurt lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Old Bethany Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hurt.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
- Moneta
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Old Bethany Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Campbell 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 Old Bethany Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1674969 (Old Bethany Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1674969 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: Campbell
- Est. Elev: 255 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Huddleston
- Location given for Old Bethany Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1329216 Lon: -79.3911375
- 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 Campbell, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Old Bethany 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. |