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A visit to the Bethel Harris Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Harris Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethel Harris Cemetery

Lat:   40.1439°   (40° 8' 38")

Lon:   -88.4568°   (-88° 27' 24")

The Bethel Harris Cemetery is located in Champaign County<1>.

The county seat for Champaign County is located in Urbana. Urbana lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east of the Bethel Harris Cemetery .

Name Variations for Bethel Harris Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with Bethel Harris Cemetery.

Bethel Harris Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Bethel Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
  • Bethel United Methodist Cemetery
  • Harris Cemetery
  • Old Harris Cemetery
  • Seymour Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Bethel Harris Cemetery.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethel Harris Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Argo Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Argo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Argo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Argo Cemetery is located in Piatt County
  • Boyer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Boyer Cemetery is located in Piatt County
  • Mackey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mackey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mackey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mackey Cemetery is located in Piatt County
  • Ingram Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ingram Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ingram Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ingram Cemetery is located in Piatt County
  • Mansfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mansfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mansfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mansfield Cemetery is located in Piatt County
  • Bryant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mahomet Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Madden Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Madden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Madden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Madden Cemetery is located in Piatt County
  • Hughes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hughes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hughes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hughes Cemetery is located in Piatt County
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dunkard Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunkard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunkard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dunkard Cemetery is located in Piatt County
  • Camp Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camp Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Camp Creek Cemetery is located in Piatt County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bucks Pond Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bucks Pond Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bucks Pond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bucks Pond Cemetery is located in Piatt County
    • Grandview Memorial Gardens
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Fisher Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Phillippe Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Boniface Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Blue Ridge Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Blue Ridge Cemetery is located in Piatt County
    • Morain Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morain Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Morain Cemetery is located in Piatt County
    • Marquiss Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marquiss Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marquiss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Marquiss Cemetery is located in Piatt County
    • Woolington Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woolington Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woolington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woolington Cemetery is located in Piatt County
    • Monticello Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monticello Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monticello Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Monticello Cemetery is located in Piatt County
    • Monticello Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monticello Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monticello Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Monticello Cemetery is located in Piatt County
    • Knife Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Bethel Harris Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethel Harris Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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 Harris Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Champaign County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Harris Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 websites either 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 Harris Cemetery:

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 Harris Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #418245  (Seymour Methodist Episcopal Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #418245 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Mahomet
    • County: Champaign         Elev: 217
    • Location given for GNIS #418245 (Seymour Methodist Episcopal Cemetery)

The official website for Champaign County: www.co.champaign.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Champaign, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bethel Harris Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1439, Longitude: -88.4568    
<3>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<4>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.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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