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:
39.9870, -84.8200
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 Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Richmond. Richmond lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southwest 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 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Bethel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hollansburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hollansburg Cemetery is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Friendship Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of New Madison (OH).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1966730 <5>
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Chapel Cemetery is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Cemetery
- Mt. Gilliard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Gilliard Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilliard Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Woodbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- IOOF Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Willow Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Willow Grove Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Bass Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bass Cemetery is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Cemetery
- Quaker Lynn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Quaker Lynn Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Lynn Cemetery
- New Garden Friends Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The New Garden Friends Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Garden Friends Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Garden Friends Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Fountain City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1108002 <5>
- Yankeetown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Yankeetown Cemetery is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown Cemetery
- Wilt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Wilt Cemetery is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilt Cemetery
- Greenmound Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Greenmound Cemetery is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmound Cemetery
- First Universalist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Harter Cemetery is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harter Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Clemens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Clemens Cemetery is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemens 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 Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hollansburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hollansburg is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Whitewater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Whitewater is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Arba
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arba is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arba
- Fountain City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Spartanburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Spartanburg is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
- New Madison
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Palestine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Long
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Long is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Chester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chester is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Lynn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Webster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Webster is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Savona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Savona is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wayne Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wayne Lakes is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Wayne Lakes has also been known as:
- Wayne Lakes Park
- Nashville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nashville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Williamsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- New Paris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Eldorado
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Fort Jefferson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fort Jefferson is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jefferson
- Bloomingport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- Spring Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Spring Grove is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Snow Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Richmond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- West Manchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Castine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Castine is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Coletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coletown is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coletown
- Rural
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rural is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
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 Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fountain City
- Hollansburg
- Lynn
- Lynn lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Bethel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lynn.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- New Madison
- Richmond
Websites to help with your 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 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 Wayne 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 #430893 (Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #430893 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 358 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Whitewater
- Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.9869923 Lon: -84.8199601
- 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 Wayne, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |
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