A visit to the Old 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 Old Bethel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Bethel Cemetery:
38.3792, -87.8975
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Bethel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Wabash County<2>.
The county seat for Wabash County is located in Mount Carmel. Mount Carmel lies just to the east northeast of the Old Bethel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Bethel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Old Bethel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tanquary Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Tanquary Family Cemetery is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanquary Family Cemetery
- The Tanquary Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tanquary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108494 <5>
- Keens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Sebastian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Freidens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Freidens Cemetery is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freidens Cemetery
- Frieden's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coffee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Coffee Cemetery is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Coffee Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Keensburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105183 <5>
- Brewer Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brewer Hill Cemetery is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer Hill Cemetery
- McClane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The McClane Cemetery is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClane Cemetery
- Browns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Browns Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- The Antioch Cemetery has also been known as:
- Antioch Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #196957 <5>
- Le Gier - Lovellette Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Le Gier - Lovellette Cemetery is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Gier - Lovellette Cemetery
- The Le Gier - Lovellette Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Rochester Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106557 <5>
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Harper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ridge Cemetery is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Fortney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fortney Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortney Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Hallock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hallock Cemetery is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallock Cemetery
- Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Baptist Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Cemetery
- Bone Gap Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bone Gap Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Gap Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman 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 Old Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bellmont
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Keensburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Browns
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Red Top
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Red Top is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
- Mount Carmel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bone Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Albion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mills Prairie ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mills Prairie is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Prairie
- Grayville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Patton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Patton is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- West Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Salem is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Lancaster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lancaster is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Griffin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Griffin is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Barrett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Barrett is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Adams Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Adams Corner is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
- Calvin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Calvin is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Stewartsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Stewartsville is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Owensville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Orio
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Orio is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orio
- Ellery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mounts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mounts is located in Gibson County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounts
- Allendale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Poseyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Maple Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Berryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Berryville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
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 Old Bethel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wabash County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albion
- Grayville
- Mount Carmel
- Owensville
- Poseyville
- West Salem
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 Old Bethel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Wabash 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 Old Bethel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #404269 (Old Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #404269 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: Wabash
- Est. Elev: 147 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bone Gap
- Location given for Old Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.3792143 Lon: -87.8975312
- 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 Wabash, 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- Old 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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