A visit to the Bethesda 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 Bethesda Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethesda Cemetery:
41.9247, -95.9161
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethesda Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Monona County<2>.
The county seat for Monona County is located in Onawa. Onawa lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Bethesda Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bethesda Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Bethesda Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethesda Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Preparation Canyon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Spring Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Belvidere Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Belvidere Cemetery is located in Monona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere Cemetery
- Bisbee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bisbee Cemetery is located in Monona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bisbee Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Monona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Soldier Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Soldier Cemetery is located in Monona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier Cemetery
- Fountainbleau Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Fountainbleau Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainbleau Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Graceland Cemetery is located in Monona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
- Conyers Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Conyers Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyers Cemetery
- Little Sioux Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Soldier Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kennebec Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Kennebec Cemetery is located in Monona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebec Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Putman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Putman Cemetery is located in Monona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putman Cemetery
- Onawa Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Onawa Cemetery is located in Monona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onawa Cemetery
- The Onawa Cemetery has also been known as:
- Onawa City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #228006 <5>
- Center Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Monona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Ruffcorn Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Ruffcorn Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruffcorn Cemetery
- Hodges Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Cleveland Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Cleveland Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Cemetery
- Arizona Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Arizona Cemetery is located in Burt County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arizona Cemetery
- Purcell Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Purcell Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Bethesda Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethesda Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Moorhead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pisgah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Turin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Soldier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blencoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Blencoe is located in Monona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blencoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Little Sioux
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Orson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Orson is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orson
- Castana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Onawa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ute
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mondamin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Magnolia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Magnolia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Woodbine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dunlap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mapleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Tekamah
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Whiting
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Charter Oak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rodney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rodney is located in Monona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Logan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Modale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dow City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bell is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Kenwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kenwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Smithland
(21 miles [33.8 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 Bethesda Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monona County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethesda Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blencoe
- Charter Oak
- Decatur
- Dow City
- Dunlap
- Little Sioux
- Logan
- Logan lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Bethesda Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Logan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Magnolia
- Mapleton
- Moorhead
- Onawa
- Pisgah
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Continue List (4 more)
- Soldier
- Tekamah
- Woodbine
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 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 Bethesda Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Monona 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 Bethesda Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #454582 (Bethesda Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #454582 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: Monona
- Est. Elev: 423 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Moorhead NW
- Location given for Bethesda Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.9247103 Lon: -95.9161208
- 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 Monona, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bethesda 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. |