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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethany Cemetery:
40.8278, -91.4565
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bethany Cemetery is located in Henry County<2>.
The county seat for Henry County is located in Mount Pleasant. Mount Pleasant lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Bethany Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bethany Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Bethany Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethany Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Emerson Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Emerson Plot is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson Plot
- Abbe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Abbe Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbe Cemetery
- Boyleston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Boyleston Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Beery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Beery Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beery Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Bentler Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hunting Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hunting Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Cemetery
- Old Pilot Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Williamson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Old Geode Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Renner Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Renner Farm Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner Farm Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carnahan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Carnahan Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnahan Cemetery
- East Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The East Grove Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Grove Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Creel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Creel Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel Cemetery
- Enslow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Enslow Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enslow Cemetery
- Blakeway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Blakeway Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakeway Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bethany Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethany Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lowell
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lowell is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Saint Paul
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Paul is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Pilot Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pilot Grove is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- West Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Danville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Danville is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- New London
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Houghton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Houghton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Denmark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- White Lane ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- White Lane is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lane
- Mount Hamill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hamill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hamill
- Former names for Mount Hamill:
- Courtwright
- Hamill
- Russellville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Russellville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Russellville has also been known as:
- Doantown
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sawyer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sawyer is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Former names for Sawyer:
- Atlee
- Edwards
- South Augusta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Augusta is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Augusta
- Middletown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Middletown is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Mount Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Oakland Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Mills is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mills
- Westwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Big Mound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Big Mound is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mound
- Hillsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hillsboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Primrose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Primrose is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Donnellson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Madison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wever
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Burlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kline
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kline is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
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 Henry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethany Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Danville
- Donnellson
- Fort Madison
- Mount Pleasant
- New London
- Salem
- Salem lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Bethany Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salem.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- West Burlington
- West Point
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 Bethany Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Henry 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 #1823529 (Bethany Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1823529 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: Henry
- Est. Elev: 210 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lowell
- Location given for Bethany Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8278122 Lon: -91.4565441
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Henry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bethany 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |