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 Story County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Ames Municipal Cemetery
- Ballard Cemetery
- The Ballard Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethlehem Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Slater.
- The Bethlehem Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2221299 <2>
- Bloomington Cemetery
- The Bloomington Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington Cemetery
- Cambridge Cemetery
- The Cambridge Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Cemetery
- College Cemetery
- The College Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Cemetery
- Fjelberg Cemetery
- The Fjelberg Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fjelberg Cemetery
- Garden Prairie Cemetery
- Hillsdale Cemetery
- Lincoln Cemetery
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- Memorial Gardens Cemetery
- Olive Branch Cemetery
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Ontario Cemetery
- The Ontario Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Sheldahl Cemetery
- The Sheldahl Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldahl Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sheldahl Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Sheldahl.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96327 <2>
- Sheldahl Cemetery
- The Sheldahl Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldahl Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sheldahl Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Slater.
- The Sheldahl Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sheldahl Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2365467 <2>
- Slater Cemetery
- The Slater Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slater Cemetery
- Sunday Cemetery
- The Sunday Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunday Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Willie Coons Cemetery
- The Willie Coons Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willie Coons Cemetery
- The Willie Coons Cemetery has also been known as:
- Willie Coons Farm Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2360820 <2>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bethany Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Alleman
- Alleman is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
- Ames
- Andrews
- Andrews is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Cambridge
- Elkhart
- Gilbert
- High Bridge
- High Bridge is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
- Huxley
- Iowa Center
- Iowa Center is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Center
- Jordan
- Jordan is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Kelley
- Loring
- Loring is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Luther
- Luther is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Madrid
- Maxwell
- Midvale
- Midvale is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Nevada
- Ontario
- Ontario is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Polk City Junction
- Polk City Junction is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk City Junction
- Polk City
- Sheldahl
- Sheldahl is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldahl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Shipley
- Shipley is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipley
- Slater
- Xenia
- Xenia is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
- Zenorsville
- Zenorsville is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenorsville
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 Story County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethany Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ames
- Madrid
- Nevada
- Polk City
- Slater
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 helpful 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 Iowa:
- Pages specific to Story 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 #454537 (Bethany Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #454537 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: Story
- Est. Elev: 315 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Slater
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Story, 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 '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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