Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Bethel (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Bethel. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Bethel is located in Delaware County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Delaware County: Blackford, Grant, Henry, Jay, Madison & Randolph.
Below are the counties that are near Bethel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bethel:
- Delaware County (The home county of Bethel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- Gaston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Yorktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Andersonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Janney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Janney is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
- Muncie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Daleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Progress
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Liberty Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Eaton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Desoto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Granville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Cowan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Oakville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- Shamrock Lakes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Renner ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Hartford City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millgrove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Ridertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Montpelier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- Matthews
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Matthews is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Fowlerton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fowlerton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Fairmount
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Upland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rigdon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rigdon is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon
- Gas City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jonesboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hackleman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Arcana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Friendly Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Friendly Corner is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corner
- Michaelsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Marion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Herbst
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- Aroma
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Aroma is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma
- Omega
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Omega is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Durbin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Strawtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Strawtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawtown
- Clarksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Arcadia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Atlanta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Luxhaven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Luxhaven is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxhaven
- Olio
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Olio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Cicero
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Noblesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Fishers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- Shirley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Shirley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
- Warrington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Warrington is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Wilkinson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Eden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Willow Branch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Fortville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Denny Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Maxwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Woodbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- Middletown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Luray
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Luray is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Springport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Mount Summit
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cadiz
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cadiz is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Blountsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Foley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Messick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Messick is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messick
- Mooreland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mooreland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Kennard
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kennard is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- New Castle
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Greensboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Greensboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- Jerome
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jerome is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Guy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Greentown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hemlock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Plevna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plevna is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Huntington County
- Warren
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- Dunkirk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Redkey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Greene
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Pennville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pony
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pony is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Blaine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blaine is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Collett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Collett is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Fiat
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fiat is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Bluff Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bluff Point is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- Alexandria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gimco City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gimco City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimco City
- Summitville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Summitville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Prosperity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Prosperity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Chesterfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- North Anderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Anderson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Anderson
- Orestes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Orestes is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orestes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Country Club Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Country Club Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Florida
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Florida is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Glyn Ellen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glyn Ellen is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glyn Ellen
- Dundee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dundee is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Anderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frankton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Miami County
- Converse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- Parker City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Windsor
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Farmland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Losantville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Modoc
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Ridgeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
- Stone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Stone is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Winchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- Hobbs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Windfall City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Windfall
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Nevada
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Tipton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sharpsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wabash County
- La Fontaine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- La Fontaine is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fontaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- Franklin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Economy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Economy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Hagerstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wells County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- Keystone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Keystone is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Nottingham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nottingham is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bethel, see our County-by-County Page for Bethel.
Cemeteries Near Bethel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bethel.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Bethel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bethel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Nottingham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Heagy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hawk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McKinley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moonville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Holson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Ridge Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (311 more) ...
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Alexandria.
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pisgah Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86397 <2>
- Donahue Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Vinson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Bethel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bethel.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- Cammack
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cammack is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cammack
- Yorktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Anthony
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Anthony is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
- Alexandria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Linwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Linwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Muncie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Royerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Royerton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royerton
- Wheeling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wheeling is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
- Summitville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Summitville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Daleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Shideler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shideler is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shideler
- Chesterfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Orestes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Orestes is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orestes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Florida
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Florida is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Cross Roads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cross Roads is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bethel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bethel.
Newspapers Published in Bethel ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bethel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bethel, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bethel.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bethel:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Delaware County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blackford County
- Grant County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Howard County
- Huntington County
- Jay County
- Kosciusko County
- Madison County
- Miami County
- Randolph County
- Tipton County
- Wabash County
- Wayne County
- Wells County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bethel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bethel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |