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:
39.4625, -88.2795
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 Coles County<2>.
The county seat for Coles County is located in Charleston. Charleston lies just to the east northeast 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 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Bethel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stoner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Stoner Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoner Cemetery
- Rest Haven Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
- Doty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Doty Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doty Cemetery
- Fudge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Fudge Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudge Cemetery
- Old Indian Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Indian Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Unity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Unity Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Armstrong Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Upper Muddy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Upper Muddy Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Muddy Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Dodge Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Dodge Grove Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Grove Cemetery
- Lower Muddy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lower Muddy Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Muddy Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Janesville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Janesville Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Kickapoo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Kickapoo Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo Cemetery
- Adkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins Cemetery
- Chambers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Chambers Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chambers Cemetery is located in Charleston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2224257 <5>
- Old Charleston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Roselawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Roselawn Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn Cemetery
- Mound Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mound Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
- Cossell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cossell Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cossell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cossell Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Charleston.
- The Cossell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Huffman Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2255540 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lerna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Charleston
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mattoon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Magnet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Magnet is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Johnstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Johnstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Janesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dorans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dorans is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorans
- Trilla
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Humboldt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bradbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bradbury is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Diona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Diona is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diona
- Cooks Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cooks Mills is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Coles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Coles is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
- Hutton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hutton is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Bushton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bushton is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
- Gays
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sexson Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sexson Corner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexson Corner
- Neoga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Toledo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Timothy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Timothy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy
- Union Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Union Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Rardin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rardin is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rardin
- Ashmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Westfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Omer ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Omer is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Filson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Filson is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filson
- Arcola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Allenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Allenville is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 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 Bethel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Coles County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arcola
- Ashmore
- Charleston
- Lerna
- Mattoon
- Neoga
- Toledo
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 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 Coles 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 #414989 (Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #414989 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: Coles
- Est. Elev: 207 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mattoon East
- Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4625348 Lon: -88.2794885
- 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 Coles, 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 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. |
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