Near New Hope in Madison County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Bethel Cemetery

Madison County

— Established c. 1823 —

Photographed by David J Gaines, November 20, 2018

1. Bethel Cemetery Madison County Marker

Inscription. (front)
On October 11, 1823, Bethel Church joined the MUD Creek Association of Primitive Baptist Churches. Frank P. and Nannie Butler Ivy deeded Bethel Cemetery to Bethel Church on May 25, 1891. On June 5, 1982 the Bethe Cemetery Perpetual Care Trust Fund, Inc. assumed care of the cemetery. (Continued on other side) (back) (Continued from other side) The oldest legible stones date from the 1830s. 515 unmarked or unknown graves likely date from before 1838. As of 2015, the number of veterans buried here include one Revolutionary War and War of 1812, eleven Civil War, four World War I, fifteen World War II, three Korean War and two Vietnam War.

Erected 2016 by Bethel Cemetery Perpetual Care Trust Fund, Inc.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical date for this entry is October 11, 1823.

Location. 34° 36.709′ N, 86° 21.436′ W. Marker is near New Hope, Alabama, in Madison County. It is on Keel Hollow Road 0.1 miles north of Cherry Tree Road (County Route 28), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New Hope AL 35760, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Alabama

and in the Huntsville Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Poplar Ridge School (approx. 1.7 miles away); Hayden Cemetery

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(approx. 3 miles away); The History of Paint Rock, Alabama / Paint Rock Arrests in 1931 Began 'Scottsboro Boys' Cases (approx. 4.1 miles away); Walnut Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church (approx. 4.1 miles away); Whitaker Cemetery (approx. 4.2 miles away); Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb (approx. 5½ miles away); Fort Deposit Trail (approx. 5.6 miles away); Vienna (New Hope) (approx. 5.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Hope.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Decatur County (was approx. 5.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by David J Gaines, November 20, 2018

2. Bethel Cemetery Madison County Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 28, 2018. It was originally submitted on November 26, 2018, by David J Gaines of Pinson, Alabama. This page has been viewed 922 times since then and 63 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 26, 2018, by David J Gaines of Pinson, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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