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:
39.0178, -90.3112
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 Jersey County<2>.
The county seat for Jersey County is located in Jerseyville. Jerseyville lies just to the north 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 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Bethel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lurton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Lurton Cemetery is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurton Cemetery
- Newbern Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Newbern Cemetery is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern Cemetery
- Lamb Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Askew Hollow Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Askew Hollow Farm Cemetery is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askew Hollow Farm Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Askew Hollow Farm Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Grafton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2328142 <5>
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Wendle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Wendle Cemetery is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendle Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Van Horn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Van Horn Cemetery is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Horn Cemetery
- Dougherty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Dougherty Cemetery is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougherty Cemetery
- Elsah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Elsah Cemetery is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsah Cemetery
- Marston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Marston Cemetery is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Noble Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Noble Family Cemetery is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Family Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- McDowell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The McDowell Cemetery is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Falkner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Falkner Cemetery is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkner Cemetery
- Hinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hinson Cemetery is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinson Cemetery
- Davenport Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Davenport Cemetery is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport Cemetery
- Edsall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Edsall Cemetery is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edsall Cemetery
- Scenic Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Scenic Hill Cemetery is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hill Cemetery
- St. Francis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
- St. Francis of Assissi Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Francis of Assissi Cemetery is located in Rives County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis of Assissi Cemetery
- The St. Francis of Assissi Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Francis Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #31300 <5>
- Valhalla Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Dow
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- McClusky
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- McClusky is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClusky
- Delhi
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Delhi is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- Elsah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chautauqua
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chautauqua is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Otterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Otterville is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Portage Des Sioux
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Melville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Melville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Godfrey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grafton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jerseyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Altamont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Belmont Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Village
- Brighton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Alton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Miles Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Miles Station is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Station
- Fieldon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Piasa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fidelity
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Plain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
- Nutwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Nutwood is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
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 Jersey County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alton
- Brighton
- Grafton
- Jerseyville
- Kane
- Medora
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Jersey 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 #1773468 (Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1773468 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: Jersey
- Est. Elev: 195 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jerseyville South
- Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0178252 Lon: -90.3112242
- 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 Jersey, 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- 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. |