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:
43.4727, -93.6822
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 Winnebago County<2>.
The county seat for Winnebago County is located in Forest City. Forest City lies 14 miles [22.5 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 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Bethel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Immanuel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- Synod Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Synod Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Synod Cemetery
- American Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The North Prairie Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Eden Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Eden Twp. Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Twp. Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Holmes Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Holmes Chapel Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Chapel Cemetery
- Center Synod Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Center Synod Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Synod Cemetery
- United Brethren Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- King Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The King Twp. Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Twp. Cemetery
- Lime Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Lime Creek Cemetery is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Creek Cemetery
- The Lime Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lime Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Schnieder Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Schnieder Cemetery is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnieder Cemetery
- Mansfield Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- West Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The West Prairie Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Prairie Cemetery
- West Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The West Prairie Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Prairie Cemetery
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Salem Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lime Creek Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Lime Creek Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Creek Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- The Lime Creek Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lime Creek Cemetery
- Lime Creek Lutheran Cemetery
- Lime Creek Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #690479 <5>
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:
- Vinje
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Vinje is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinje
- Scarville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kiester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Thompson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bricelyn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bricelyn is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricelyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Leland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Leland is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Walters
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Walters is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Emmons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Emmons is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Bristol
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bristol is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Rake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rake is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Conger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Conger is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Joice
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Joice is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joice
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Buffalo Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Forest City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Twin Lakes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Lakes is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Alden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Frost
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Frost is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frost <6>
- Silver Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Silver Lake is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Dell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dell is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
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 Winnebago County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albert Lea
- Alden
- Alden lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Bethel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Bricelyn
- Buffalo Center
- Elmore
- Forest City
- Frost
- Frost lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Bethel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Frost.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Kiester
- Lake Mills
- Thompson
- Wells
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Bethel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Winnebago 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 #1925642 (Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1925642 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: Winnebago
- Est. Elev: 390 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vinje
- Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.472732 Lon: -93.6821642
- 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 Winnebago, 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 drawn 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. |