A visit to the Bethel 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 Bethel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethel Cemetery:
42.2192, -95.3047
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bethel Cemetery is located in Sac County<2>.
The county seat for Sac County is located in Sac City. Sac City lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the northeast of the Bethel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bethel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Bethel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kiron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hayes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Ida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Lehfeld Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Lehfeld Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehfeld Cemetery
- Odebolt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Odebolt Cemetery is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odebolt Cemetery
- Hayes Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in Ida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- Otter Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Otter Creek Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek Cemetery
- Milford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Milford Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Cemetery
- Tom Marks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Tom Marks Cemetery is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Marks Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The King Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- South Wall Lake Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Richland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- Vail Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Vail Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail Cemetery
- Clinton Center Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Clinton Center Cemetery is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Center Cemetery
- The Clinton Center Cemetery has also been known as:
- Clinton Twp. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2197372 <5>
- Salem Reform Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ida Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Ida Grove Cemetery is located in Ida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Grove Cemetery
- Wheatland Presbytrian Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Wheatland Presbytrian Church Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland Presbytrian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wheatland Presbytrian Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Breda.
- The Wheatland Presbytrian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wheatland Cemetery
- Wheatland Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96658 <5>
- Wall Lake Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Wall Lake Cemetery is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Lake Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kiron
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Boyer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boyer is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer
- Odebolt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Odebolt is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odebolt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Schleswig
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Herring ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Herring is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
- Arthur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Arthur is located in Ida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Deloit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Deloit is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deloit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Wall Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wall Lake is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
- Vail
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sac City Junction ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sac City Junction is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac City Junction
- Ida Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Denison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Lake View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ricketts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ricketts is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Sunset Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sunset Village is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Westside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Breda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Breda is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 471 people
- Battle Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Charter Oak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kenwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Early
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Schaller
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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 Bethel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sac County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Battle Creek
- Breda
- Charter Oak
- Denison
- Early
- Ida Grove
- Kiron
- Lake View
- Odebolt
- Schaller
- Vail
- Vail lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Bethel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vail.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
- Wall Lake
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Bethel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Sac 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 Bethel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #454556 (Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #454556 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: Sac
- Est. Elev: 431 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kiron
- Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.219153 Lon: -95.3047177
- 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 Sac, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bethel 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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |