A visit to the Bethel Owen 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 Owen Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethel Owen Cemetery:
42.2050, -93.9969
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethel Owen Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bethel Owen Cemetery is located in Boone County<2>.
The county seat for Boone County is located in Boone. Boone lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Bethel Owen Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Bethel Owen Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethel Owen Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shafer - Gear Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The White Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Hardin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hardin Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Cemetery
- Runyan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Runyan Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runyan Cemetery
- Schlicht Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Schlicht Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlicht Cemetery
- Mineral Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mineral Ridge Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Ridge Cemetery
- The Mineral Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ridgeport Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95481 <5>
- Dayton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dayton Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton Cemetery
- Swedish Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lawn Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn Cemetery
- Boone County Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Low Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Low Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- South Marion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Buckley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Buckley Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hooks Point Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Renner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Renner Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner Cemetery
- Maas Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Maas Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maas Cemetery
- Bluff Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Bluff Creek Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek Cemetery
- Milton Plott Grave
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Milton Plott Grave is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Plott Grave
- Bass Point Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Bass Point Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Point Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bass Point Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Boone.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94210 <5>
- Vegars Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Vegars Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vegars Cemetery
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 Bethel Owen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethel Owen Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pilot Mound
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pilot Mound is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Boxholm
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fraser
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fraser is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Stratford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Harcourt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harcourt is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harcourt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Lanyon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lanyon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanyon
- Lehigh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ogden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Boone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stanhope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stanhope is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Burnside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burnside is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Mackey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mackey is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Palm Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Palm Grove is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Grove
- Paton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Border Plains
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Border Plains is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border Plains
- Beaver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Moingona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Moingona is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moingona
- Dana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dana is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Jordan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jordan is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Zenorsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zenorsville is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenorsville
- Brushy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Brushy is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
- Gowrie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Evanston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Evanston is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
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 Owen Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Boone County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Owen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boone
- Boone lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Bethel Owen Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Boone.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Boxholm
- Dayton
- Gowrie
- Lehigh
- Ogden
- Paton
- Pilot Mound
- Stanhope
- Stratford
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 Owen Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Boone 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 Owen Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #454576 (Bethel Owen Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #454576 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: Boone
- Est. Elev: 348 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fraser
- Location given for Bethel Owen Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.2049771 Lon: -93.9968977
- 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 Boone, 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' (or 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 Owen 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. |
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