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:
41.7392, -85.6214
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 LaGrange County<2>.
The county seat for LaGrange County is located in LaGrange. LaGrange lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east southeast 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 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Bethel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mack Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Mack Cemetery is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack Cemetery
- New Pennsylvania Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Keightley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- White Pigeon Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The White Pigeon Twp. Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pigeon Twp. Cemetery
- The White Pigeon Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- White Pigeon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #221825 <5>
- Bontrager Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bontrager Cemetery is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bontrager Cemetery
- Barton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Barton Cemetery is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Cemetery
- Newville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Newville Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville Cemetery
- Grace Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Grace Lawn Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Lawn Cemetery
- Sidener Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Sidener Cemetery is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidener Cemetery
- Eagley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Eagley Cemetery is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Eagley Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Scott.
- The Eagley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Callahan Cemetery
- Cowen Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2417739 <5>
- Aurand Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Aurand Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurand Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Pashan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Pashan Cemetery is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pashan Cemetery
- Lupold Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lupold Cemetery is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupold Cemetery
- Constantine Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Constantine Twp. Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine Twp. Cemetery
- The Constantine Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Constantine Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #410470 <5>
- Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Pioneer Memorial Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
- Stengle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Stengle Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stengle Cemetery
- Mottville Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mottville Twp. Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottville Twp. Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Bonneyville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bonneyville Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneyville Cemetery
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Forest Grove Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Cemetery
- Bontrager Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Bontrager Cemetery is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bontrager Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller 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 Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Scott
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Scott is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- White Pigeon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shipshewana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Middlebury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Seyberts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Seyberts is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyberts
- Klingers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Klingers is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klingers
- Bluff Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff Beach is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Beach
- Constantine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mottville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mottville is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottville
- Howe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bristol
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sturgis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sturgis is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,803 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <6>
- LaGrange
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fabius
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fabius is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabius
- Corey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Corey is located in Cass County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey
- Centreville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Centreville is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
- Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Topeka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fawn River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fawn River is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn River
- Three Rivers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jones
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Garden Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Garden Village is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Goshen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Millersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Valentine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Valentine is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
- Nottawa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 LaGrange County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Centreville
- Constantine
- Goshen
- LaGrange
- Nottawa
- Sturgis
- Three Rivers
- Topeka
- White Pigeon
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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to LaGrange 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 #430904 (Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #430904 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: LaGrange
- Est. Elev: 257 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shipshewana
- Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.7392173 Lon: -85.6213763
- 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 LaGrange, 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- 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |