A visit to the Swedish Mission Bethany 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 Swedish Mission Bethany Cemetery ...
The Swedish Mission Bethany Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Calvary Cemetery
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Cedar Cemetery
- The Cedar Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cemetery
- Crown Hill Cemetery
- The Crown Hill Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill Cemetery
- Elfsborg - Dover Twp. Cemetery
- Grant Twp. Cemetery
- The Grant Twp. Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Twp. Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Heuser - Leith Cemetery
- The Heuser - Leith Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heuser - Leith Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Heuser - Leith Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southwest of Manson.
- The Heuser - Leith Cemetery has also been known as:
- Leith Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95273 <3>
- Lizard Cemetery
- The Lizard Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizard Cemetery
- Memorial Park
- The Memorial Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Palmer Cemetery
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- St. Columbkille's Cemetery
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- St. Johns Cemetery
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- St. Pauls American Lutheran Cemetery
- St. Thomas Cemetery
- The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
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- Summit Hill Cemetery
- The Summit Hill Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hill Cemetery
- Swedish Cemetery
- The Swedish Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedish Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Pomeroy.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96531 <3>
- Zion Cemetery
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Swedish Mission Bethany Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Albert City
- Barnum
- Barnum is located in Webster County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Bradgate
- Bradgate is located in Humboldt County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Clare
- Clare is located in Webster County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Fonda
- Gilmore City
- Havelock
- Jolley
- Jolley is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
- Knierim
- Knierim is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knierim
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Laurens
- Lytton
- Lytton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Manson
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- Newell
- Palmer
- Pioneer
- Pioneer is located in Humboldt County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Plover
- Plover is located in Pocahontas County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Pocahontas
- Pomeroy
- Rands
- Rands is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rands
- Rockwell City
- Rolfe
- Sac City
- Sherwood
- Sherwood is located in Calhoun County
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- Somers
- Somers is located in Calhoun County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Tara
- Tara is located in Webster County
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- Twin Lakes
- Twin Lakes is located in Calhoun County
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- Varina
- Varina is located in Pocahontas County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
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 Swedish Mission Bethany Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pocahontas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Swedish Mission Bethany Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bradgate
- Fonda
- Gilmore City
- Havelock
- Knierim
- Laurens
- Lytton
- Manson
- Newell
- Plover
- Pocahontas
- Pomeroy
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Continue List (4 more)
- Rolfe
- Sac City
- Somers
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 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 Swedish Mission Bethany Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Pocahontas 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 Swedish Mission Bethany Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #462148 (Swedish Mission Bethany Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #462148 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: Pocahontas
- Est. Elev: 384 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pomeroy
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Pocahontas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Swedish Mission Bethany Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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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