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A visit to the Mount Bethel Cemetery ...


The location of the Mt. Bethel Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Mt. Bethel Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Bethel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Bethel Cemetery

Lat:   39.4848°   (39° 29' 5")

Lon:   -78.6550°   (-78° 39' 18")

The Mt. Bethel Cemetery is located in Hampshire County<2>.

The county seat for Hampshire County is located in Romney. Romney lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Mt. Bethel Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Mt. Bethel Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to West Virginia:
  • Pages specific to Hampshire County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Mt. Bethel Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Bethel Cemetery.

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

    • Springfield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Points
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
      • Points is located in Hampshire County
    • Oldtown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oldtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldtown
      • Oldtown is located in Allegany County (MD)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oldtown <4>
    • Ritters
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
      • Ritters is located in Hampshire County
    • Three Churches
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches
      • Three Churches is located in Hampshire County
    • Spring Gap
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gap
      • Spring Gap is located in Allegany County (MD)
    • Fort Ashby
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Ashby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ashby
      • Fort Ashby is located in Mineral County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Ashby <4>
    • Wapocomo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wapocomo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapocomo
      • Wapocomo is located in Hampshire County
    • Vance
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vance have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
      • Vance is located in Hampshire County
    • Short Gap
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Gap
      • Short Gap is located in Mineral County
    • Slanesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
      • Slanesville is located in Hampshire County
    • Keifers
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keifers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keifers
      • Keifers is located in Allegany County (MD)
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Romney
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
        • Romney is located in Hampshire County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romney <4>
      • Paw Paw
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Wiley Ford
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiley Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Ford
        • Wiley Ford is located in Mineral County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiley Ford <4>
      • Brady
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brady have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
        • Brady is located in Allegany County (MD)
      • Pinto
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinto
        • Pinto is located in Allegany County (MD)
      • Headsville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Headsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
        • Headsville is located in Mineral County
      • Cumberland
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Shanty Town ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shanty Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
        • Shanty Town is located in Allegany County (MD)
      • Ridgeley
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Carpendale
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpendale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
        • Carpendale is located in Mineral County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
      • Rush
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
        • Rush is located in Allegany County (MD)
      • Rawlings
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rawlings have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlings
        • Rawlings is located in Allegany County (MD)
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rawlings <4>
      • Augusta
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • North River Mills
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North River Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Mills
        • North River Mills is located in Hampshire County
      • Magnolia
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
        • Magnolia is located in Morgan County

    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 Mt. Bethel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hampshire County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Bethel Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Cumberland
    • Romney
      • Romney lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Mt. Bethel Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Romney.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Mt. Bethel Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Methodist Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Methodist Cemetery is located in Mineral County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Methodist Cemetery
    • Veterans of Foreign Wars Burial Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Veterans of Foreign Wars Burial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Veterans of Foreign Wars Burial Park is located in Allegany County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Veterans of Foreign Wars Burial Park
    • Oldtown United Methodist Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oldtown United Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oldtown United Methodist Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oldtown United Methodist Cemetery
    • Oldtown Catholic Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oldtown Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oldtown Catholic Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oldtown Catholic Cemetery
    • Frankfort Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frankfort Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Frankfort Cemetery is located in Mineral County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frankfort Cemetery
    • Wesleyan Memorial Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesleyan Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wesleyan Memorial Park is located in Allegany County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesleyan Memorial Park
    • Hardy Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hardy Cemetery is located in Mineral County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardy Cemetery
    • Rice Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rice Cemetery is located in Mineral County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rice Cemetery
    • Hartsock Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hartsock Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Hartsock Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartsock Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2413062 <7>
    • Inkeep Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Inkeep Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Inkeep Cemetery is located in Mineral County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Inkeep Cemetery
    • Carr Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carr Cemetery is located in Mineral County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carr Cemetery
    • Van Meter Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Meter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Van Meter Cemetery is located in Mineral County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Meter Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Reece Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reece Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Reece Cemetery is located in Mineral County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reece Cemetery
      • Abe Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Long Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Long Cemetery is located in Mineral County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Cemetery
      • Eusiva Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eusiva Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Eusiva Cemetery is located in Mineral County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eusiva Cemetery
      • Ginnevan Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ginnevan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ginnevan Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ginnevan Cemetery
      • Davis Memorial Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • The Davis Memorial Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Davis Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Cumberland (MD).
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Memorial Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #181897 <7>
      • St. Mary's Burial Park
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • The St. Mary's Burial Park is located in Allegany County (MD)
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Burial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Cumberland (MD).
        • The St. Mary's Burial Park has also been known as:
        • St. Mary's Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Burial Park
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640865 <7>
      • Ilechiter Monnett Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ilechiter Monnett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ilechiter Monnett Cemetery is located in Mineral County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ilechiter Monnett Cemetery
      • Mineral Baptist Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mineral Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mineral Baptist Cemetery is located in Mineral County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mineral Baptist Cemetery
      • Fifty-Four Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fifty-Four Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fifty-Four Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fifty-Four Cemetery

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

    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 Mt. Bethel Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1718674  (Mount Bethel Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1718674 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: Springfield
      • County: Hampshire         Elev: 228
      • Location given for GNIS #1718674 (Mount Bethel Cemetery)

    The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.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>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Hampshire, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mt. Bethel Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4848, Longitude: -78.6550       In this case, the coordinates for the Mt. Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <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.
    <7>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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