A visit to the 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 Bethany Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethany Cemetery:
39.6442, -88.7362
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bethany Cemetery is located in Moultrie County<2>.
The county seat for Moultrie County is located in Sullivan. Sullivan lies just to the east southeast of the Bethany Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bethany Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Bethany Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethany Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Walker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Thomason Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Thomason Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomason Cemetery
- Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Moultrie County Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Isadora Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Isadora Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Isadora Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Hampton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Souther Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Souther Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souther Cemetery
- Pea Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Pea Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Cemetery
- Todds Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Todds Point Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Point Cemetery
- Welborn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Welborn Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welborn Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Henderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Prairie Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Prairie Home Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home Cemetery
- Foster Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- Camfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Camfield Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camfield Cemetery
- Keller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Keller Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller Cemetery
- The Keller Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kellar Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106424 <5>
- Wright Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Greenhill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenhill Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhill Cemetery
- Findlay Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Findlay Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findlay Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Hagerman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Hagerman Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerman Cemetery
- Hewitt Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Hewitt Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt 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 Bethany Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethany Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bethany
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dunn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dunn is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Cushman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cushman is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
- Dalton City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sullivan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lovington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lake City is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Findlay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hervey City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hervey City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hervey City
- Yantisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yantisville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yantisville
- La Place
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Casner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Casner is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casner
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cadwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cadwell is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadwell
- Lintner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lintner is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lintner
- Allenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Allenville is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Long Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Long Creek is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
- Burrowsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burrowsville is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Mount Zion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hammond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Turpin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Turpin is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turpin
- Arthur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Macon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Windsor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elwin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moweaqua
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Bethany Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Moultrie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethany Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arthur
- Bethany
- Dalton City
- Findlay
- Hammond
- Lovington
- Macon
- Macon lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Bethany Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Macon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Mount Zion
- Moweaqua
- Sullivan
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 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 Bethany Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Moultrie 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 Bethany Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1934574 (Bethany Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1934574 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: Moultrie
- Est. Elev: 197 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lovington
- Location given for Bethany Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6442026 Lon: -88.7361806
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Moultrie, 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- Bethany 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. |