A visit to the Bethel Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Bethel Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Bethel Cemetery (FG ID #94257).
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:
40.8967, -92.0062
The Bethel Cemetery is located in Van Buren County<2>.
The county seat for Van Buren County is located in Keosauqua. Keosauqua lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south 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 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Bethel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Clinkenbeard Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Steele Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- White Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The White Chapel Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Chapel Cemetery
- Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- United Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- County Poor Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Fell Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fell Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- Roth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Roth Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roth Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Tedrow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Tedrow Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedrow Cemetery
- Parkerville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Parkerville Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerville Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Winsell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Leando Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kilbourne Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Kilbourne Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourne Cemetery
- Winchester Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Winchester Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 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:
- Birmingham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Libertyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Douds
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Leando
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kilbourn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Winchester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Selma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fairfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Zion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Stockport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Maharishi Vedic City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
- Batavia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Keosauqua
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Eldon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Glasgow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chequest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Perlee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Abingdon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hillsboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Lockridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Van Buren County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Batavia
- Birmingham
- Bonaparte
- Cantril
- Eldon
- Fairfield
- Keosauqua
- Lockridge
- Milton
- Selma
- Stockport
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 professional and volunteer 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 Van Buren 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #94257
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #454546 (Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #454546 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: Van Buren
- Est. Elev: 231 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Libertyville
- Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8966892 Lon: -92.0057295
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Van Buren, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |