A visit to the Old 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 Old Bethel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Bethel Cemetery:
39.0298, -78.0461
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Bethel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Clarke County<2>.
The county seat for Clarke County is located in Berryville. Berryville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Old Bethel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Bethel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Old Bethel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sugar Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chapman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Howellsville Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Howellsville Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howellsville Methodist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Howellsville Methodist Church Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northeast of Front Royal.
- The Howellsville Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Howellsville Cemetery
- Howellsville UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50702 <5>
- Little Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rockland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockland Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Old Chapel Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Chapel Cemetery
- Nineveh Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Third Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Old Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Friendship Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Strother - Green Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Milton Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shenandoah Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Shenandoah Memorial Park is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shenandoah Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located
- The Shenandoah Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Shenandoah Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641506 <5>
- Miller Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Ivy Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Ivy Hill Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill Cemetery
- Grace Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Green Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- Berryville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Berryville Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville 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 Old Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Berrys
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Millwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Milldale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Milldale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- White Post
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ashby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ashby is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Waterloo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Boyce
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Frogtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Armel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Armel is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armel
- Cedarville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Happy Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Applewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Petersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Markham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kerfoot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kerfoot is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerfoot
- Arcadia Farm
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
- Berryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stephens City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tulip
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tulip is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Riverton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Front Royal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Delaplane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Echo Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Echo Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Village
- Reliance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Reliance is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Royal Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Viscose City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose 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 Old Bethel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clarke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Berryville
- Front Royal
- Stephens City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Old Bethel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Clarke 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 Bethel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1690643 (Old Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1690643 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: Clarke
- Est. Elev: 170 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Boyce
- Location given for Old Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0298298 Lon: -78.0461087
- 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 Clarke, 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 from Point A (ie- Old 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. |