A visit to the 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 Bethany Cemetery ...
The Bethany Cemetery is located in Fresno County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Ararat Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Ararat Cemetery is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat Cemetery
- The Ararat Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ararat Armenian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640425 <2>
- Arbor Vitae Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Belmont Memorial Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Beth Israel Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- The Beth Israel Cemetery is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Israel Cemetery
- Borden's Chinese Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chowchilla Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Chowchilla Cemetery is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chowchilla Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chowchilla Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Chowchilla.
- The Chowchilla Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chowchilla District Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7906 <2>
- Clovis Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fowler Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fresno County Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fresno Memorial Gardens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- IOOF Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Masis Ararat Armenian Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Raisin City Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Washington Colony Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Washington Colony Cemetery is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Colony Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Washington Colony Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of Fresno.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8430 <2>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Bethany Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Barstow
- Barstow is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barstow
- Biola
- Bonadelle Ranchos - Madera Ranchos
- Floyd
- Floyd is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Fresno City ‑ Historic
- Fresno City is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresno City
- Herndon
- Herndon is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Highway City
- Highway City is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway City
- Kerman
- La Vina
- La Vina is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vina
- Madera Acres
- Madera Acres is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madera Acres
- Madera
- Muscatel
- Muscatel is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscatel
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Parksdale
- Parksdale is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksdale
- Parkwood
- Parkwood is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
- Pinedale
- Pratton
- Pratton is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratton
- Raco
- Raco is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raco
- Rolinda
- Rolinda is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolinda
- San Joaquin
- Tranquillity
- West Park
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 Bethany Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fresno County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethany Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Bethany Cemetery:
- Pages specific to California:
- Pages specific to Fresno 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 Bethany Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #219097 (Bethany Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #219097 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: Fresno
- Est. Elev: 73 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Biola
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Fresno, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bethany Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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