A visit to the Bethany 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 Bethany Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethany Cemetery:
39.8475, -87.1706
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bethany Cemetery is located in Parke County<2>.
The county seat for Parke County is located in Rockville. Rockville lies just to the south southwest of the Bethany Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bethany Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Bethany Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethany Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Poplar Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Poplar Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Cemetery
- Elder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Elder Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Cemetery
- Overman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Overman Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overman Cemetery
- Rawlings Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Rawlings Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlings Cemetery
- Coffin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Coffin Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffin Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Bruin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bruin Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin Cemetery
- Lough Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lough Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lough Cemetery
- Cashatt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cashatt Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashatt Cemetery
- Bloomingdale Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bloomingdale Friends Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale Friends Cemetery
- The Bloomingdale Friends Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bloomingdale Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84366 <5>
- Raccoon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Raccoon Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Seybold Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Seybold Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seybold Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Rowe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Rowe Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Cemetery
- Lane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Spencer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Spencer Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Cemetery
- Bristleridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bristleridge Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristleridge Cemetery
- DeBaun Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The DeBaun Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeBaun Cemetery
- Hethcoe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hethcoe Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hethcoe Cemetery
- Memory Garden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia Cemetery
- Jarvis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Jarvis Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis Cemetery
- Maple Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Maple Ridge Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bethany Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethany Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Marshall
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Marshall is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Judson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Judson is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Guion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Guion is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Bloomingdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Nyesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Nyesville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
- Annapolis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Annapolis is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
- Byron
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Byron is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Rockville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Billie Creek Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Waveland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grange Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grange Corner is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- Bellmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bellmore is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmore
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- West Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- West Union is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Portland Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Russellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Russellville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Wallace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wallace is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Kingman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Montezuma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Armiesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Armiesburg is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg
- Mecca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mecca is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Ferndale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ferndale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Alamo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Harveysburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Hillsdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Alta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alta is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Mansfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Newport
(12 miles [19.3 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 Bethany Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Parke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethany Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bloomingdale
- Marshall
- Montezuma
- Newport
- Rockville
- Russellville
- Waveland
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 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 Bethany Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Parke 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 Bethany Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #430862 (Bethany Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #430862 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: Parke
- Est. Elev: 222 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rockville
- Location given for Bethany Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.8475416 Lon: -87.1705677
- 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 Indiana's counties, including Parke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bethany 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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