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:
38.6123, -88.0981
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 Richland County<2>.
The county seat for Richland County is located in Olney. Olney 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 27 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Bethel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Gallagher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Gallagher Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher Cemetery
- Carson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Carson Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Richland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Marion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Marion Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Cemetery
- Calhoun Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Cemetery
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Liberty Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Liberty Lawn Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Lawn Cemetery
- Shields Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Shields Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields Cemetery
- Decker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Decker Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Ridgely Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Ridgely Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely Cemetery
- Otterbein Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Otterbein Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterbein Cemetery
- Parry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Parry Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry Cemetery
- Green Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- Ely Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Ely Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely Cemetery
- Little Wabash Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Greathouse Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Greathouse Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greathouse Cemetery
- Evangelical Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Evangelical Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evangelical Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Maple Dale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Maple Dale Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Dale Cemetery
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:
- Parkersburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Marion is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Calhoun
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gallagher
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gallagher is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher
- Maple Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Bennington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bennington is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Wynoose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wynoose is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynoose
- West Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Salem is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Olney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Noble
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Erie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Berryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Berryville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Claremont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mills Prairie ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mills Prairie is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Prairie
- Bone Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Helena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Helena is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Lancaster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lancaster is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Camp Travis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Camp Travis is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Travis
- Petersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sumner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Amity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Amity is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Passport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Passport is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passport
- Clay City
(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 Richland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clay City
- Noble
- Olney
- Sumner
- West Salem
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 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 Bethel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Richland 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 #404270 (Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #404270 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: Richland
- Est. Elev: 144 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Salem
- Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.6122709 Lon: -88.0980934
- 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 Richland, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |