New Bethel Cemetery
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Location: Near the intersection of New Bethel Road with Pickens Bridge Road
Description: Located next to the church at 592 New Bethel Road in the Piney Flats area of Sullivan County.
See the information on the Sullivan County Site for more details concerning this cemetery. Directions are located there to explain the order of the survey, as well as additional burials not included in the survey.
Burial records: 1233
Recorder: Photographed and transcribed between 18 Sep 2006 and Mar 2008 by the Cemetery Survey Team of Northeast Tennessee: Robert Shell, Elaine Cantrell, Betty Jane Hylton, Jan Clark and Donna Briggs.
USGS Map: Piney Flats
GPS Location: 36.423386, -82.355057
Searchable burial information, an interactive map and additional information on this cemetery can be found by visiting the cemetery database click here
Additional Information
The property was once a part of Washington County, Tennessee and is still close to the county line. Several years ago, the church employed a crew to come in and “straighten up” the cemetery. They took up several grave markers and put them in more straight lines. At that time, many foot stones were taken up and used to mark the unmarked graves.
Since this is such a large cemetery, I’ve removed the “unknowns”; those unmarked graves and markers with no inscriptions. This transcription is in order, beginning at the lower edge of the old section, working toward the church. We transcribed the cemetery in two sections, separated by the road. ~ Donna Briggs
Additional Burials contributed to the site:
Elizabeth Dulaney and her sister Frances Ruth Shepherd – Christy Carrier
By chance, is there a map of the cemetery?
I just checked and there is no map. The cemetery was divided into 2 major sections. Old part is inside the circle drive (between the roadway and the church). New part is on the outside of the drive.
Please let me know how to add someone to this map list
Do you plan to make a survey and list of the newer Section C? This is where my family has lots.
Would anyone know if there is a gentleman buried in this cemetery named Edward King? He died sometime in the 1720s. My genealogy says he is at this cemetery. Any help would be appreciated.