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:
38.9837, -89.5148
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 Bond County<2>.
The county seat for Bond County is located in Greenville. Greenville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast 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 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Bethel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Tisdale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Tisdale Cemetery is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisdale Cemetery
- Elm Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Elm Point Cemetery is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Point Cemetery
- Sunny Side Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Sunny Side Cemetery is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side Cemetery
- Coyle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Coyle Cemetery is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyle Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- Rankin Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Nebo Old Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Jett Number Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Jett Number Cemetery is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jett Number Cemetery
- Donneilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Donneilson Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donneilson Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- New Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The New Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- The New Mt. Nebo Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Mount Nebo Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2183416 <5>
- Edwards Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Peterson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Waveland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Waveland Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waveland Cemetery
- Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Baptist Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Cemetery
- File Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The File Cemetery is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for File Cemetery
- Hazel Dell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hazel Dell Cemetery is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Dell Cemetery
- Hazel Dell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hazel Dell Cemetery is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Dell Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Traylor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Traylor Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traylor Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Reno
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Reno is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Donnellson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sorento
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Panama
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Ripley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Ripley is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Walshville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Douglas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Greenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coffeen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pocahontas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Taylor Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Smithboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Schram City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Schram City is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schram City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Mount Olive
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alhambra
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grantfork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grantfork is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantfork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Mulberry Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chapman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chapman is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Hillsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Williamson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Livingston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Mound
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Mound is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mound
- Butler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lake Ka-ho
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Ka-ho is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ka-ho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Lake Ka-ho has also been known as:
- Lake Ka-Ho village
- White City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Staunton
(14 miles [22.5 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 Bethel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bond County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Coffeen
- Greenville
- Hillsboro
- Mount Olive
- Mulberry Grove
- Pocahontas
- Sorento
- Staunton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Bethel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Bond 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 #404272 (Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #404272 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: Bond
- Est. Elev: 179 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sorento South
- Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.9836573 Lon: -89.5148074
- 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 Bond, 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 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. |