A visit to the Bethel Methodist 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 Methodist Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethel Methodist Cemetery:
39.7133, -86.2750
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethel Methodist Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bethel Methodist Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Indianapolis. Indianapolis lies just to the east northeast of the Bethel Methodist Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bethel Methodist Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Bethel Methodist Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethel Methodist Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Center Friends Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mars - Beeler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mooresville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mooresville Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville Cemetery
- Bridgeport Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Fairfield Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lick Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lick Branch Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Branch Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- West Newton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The West Newton Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Mt. Jackson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Jackson Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Jackson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Jackson Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Indianapolis.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86020 <5>
- Floral Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Floral Park Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Park Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Floral Park Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Indianapolis.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85026 <5>
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Old Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- Shiloh Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Banta Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Banta Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta Cemetery
- Vorhies Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Vorhies Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vorhies Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- B'nai Torah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The B'nai Torah Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai Torah Cemetery
- West Ridge Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The West Ridge Park Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ridge Park Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Ridge Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Indianapolis.
- The West Ridge Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Floral Park West Cemetery
- Wood Haven Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #448679 <5>
- Salem Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem Baptist Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Baptist Cemetery
- Shiloh Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gossett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Gossett Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossett Cemetery
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- Silon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Silon Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silon Cemetery
- Round Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Round Hill Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Round Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Indianapolis.
- The Round Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Campground Cemetery
- Campground Graveyard
- Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86634 <5>
- Concordia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Holy Cross & St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew 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 Methodist Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethel Methodist Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Camby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Newton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Newton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Speedway
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Plainfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Young
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Young is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
- Clermont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Indianapolis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Avon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Avon is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,361 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <6>
- Mooresville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Valley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
- Homecroft
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Homecroft is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
- Wolfington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wolfington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfington
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Red House ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Red House is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Southport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Wynnedale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wynnedale is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Snacks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Snacks is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snacks
- Waverly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Waverly is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Beech Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rocky Ripple
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Ripple is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ripple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Brownsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cartersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Brookmoor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brookmoor is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmoor
- Bluff Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Stones Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
- Greenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crows Nest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
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 Methodist Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Methodist Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brownsburg
- Greenwood
- Indianapolis
- Plainfield
- Speedway
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 helpful 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 Bethel Methodist Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Marion 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 Methodist Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2096255 (Bethel Methodist Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2096255 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 236 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bridgeport
- Location given for Bethel Methodist Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7133333 Lon: -86.275
- 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 Marion, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bethel Methodist 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. |