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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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 Wyandotte County.
To see how the shape of Kansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wyandotte County: Johnson, Leavenworth, Clay (MO), Jackson (MO) & Platte (MO).
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:
- Wyandotte County (The home county of Bethel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- Grinter Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Grinter Heights is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinter Heights
- Quindaro ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Quindaro is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quindaro
- Morris
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Morris is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Turner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Turner is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Edwardsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Piper
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Piper is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Kansas City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Argentine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Argentine is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Bonner Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wallula
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wallula is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
- Atchison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- Oak Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Mills is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mills
- Port Williams
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Port Williams is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Williams
- Port Williams has also been known as:
- Williamsport
- Potter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Potter is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- Weaver
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Weaver is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Eudora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hesper
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hesper is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Bismarck Grove ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bismarck Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck Grove
- Noria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Noria is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noria
- Midland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Midland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Clearfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clearfield is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Lawrence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sibleyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sibleyville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyville
- Vinland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vinland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinland
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- McLouth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Buck Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Buck Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Creek
- Winchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oskaloosa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- Holliday
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Holliday is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Lake Quivira
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lake Quivira is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Quivira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Shawnee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Merriam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mission
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mission is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,873 people
- Former name for Mission:
- Mission Hill Acres
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <1>
- Roeland Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilder
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wilder is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Zarah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Zarah is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zarah
- Countryside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Countryside is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Fairway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mission Woods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mission Woods is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Westwood Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood Hills is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Westwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
- Leavenworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Basehor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lansing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmount
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fairmount is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Fairmount has also been known as:
- Fairmont Village
- Bain City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bain City is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain City
- Loring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Loring is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
- Hoge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hoge is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
- Leavenworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Linwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Linwood is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Linwood has also been known as:
- Big Stranger
- Johnny Cake
- Journeycake
- Jarbalo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jarbalo is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarbalo
- Tonganoxie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kickapoo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kickapoo is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo
- Springdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Springdale is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- Bucyrus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bucyrus is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
- Wea
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wea is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wea
- Cass County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- Loch Lloyd
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Loch Lloyd is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lloyd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Loch Lloyd has also been known as:
- Loch Lloyd village
- Belton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lee's Summit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Raymore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harrelson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harrelson is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrelson
- Lake Winnebago
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Winnebago is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Winnebago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,370 people
- Riverview Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview Estates is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Riverview Estates has also been known as:
- Riverview Estates village
- Clay County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- North Kansas City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oaks is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Oakwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Barry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barry is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Oakwood Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood Park is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Avondale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Avondale is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Woodhill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Woodhill is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhill
- Gladstone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Linden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Linden is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Oakview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakview is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Acme
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Acme is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- East Kansas City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- East Kansas City is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kansas City
- Nashua
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nashua is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Clinton County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- Trimble
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lilly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lilly is located in Clinton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Jackson County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- Kansas City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Leeds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Leeds is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Indian Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Maywood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Maywood is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Holmes Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holmes Park is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Park
- Holmes Park has also been known as:
- Holmes
- Cement City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cement City is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement City
- Independence
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- New Santa Fe
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- New Santa Fe is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Santa Fe
- Raytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- River Bend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- River Bend is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
- Martin City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Martin City is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin City
- Little Blue
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Little Blue is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Blue
- Adams
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Adams is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Platte County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- Waldron
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Waldron is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Parkville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Weatherby Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Weatherby Lake is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,086 people
- Houston Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Houston Lake is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Lake Waukomis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Waukomis is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Waukomis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
- Platte Woods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Platte Woods is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Northmoor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Northmoor is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northmoor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Farley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Farley is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Ferrelview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ferrelview is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrelview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
- Linkville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Linkville is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- East Leavenworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Leavenworth is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leavenworth
- Stillings
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stillings is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillings
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 southwest)
- Griffith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Saylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylor Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Saylor Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Kansas City.
- The Saylor Cemetery has also been known as:
- Drake Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93569 <2>
- Wyandotte County Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Patricks Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vinewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Naylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Maywood Community Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grinter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (339 more) ...
- Highland Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Catholic Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Catholic Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Catholic Calvary Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Kansas City.
- The Mt. Catholic Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93105 <2>
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Bethel had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- Pomeroy
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pomeroy is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
- Maywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Maywood is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Munsee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Munsee is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsee
- Welborn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Welborn is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welborn
- Nearman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nearman is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nearman
- Nearman has also been known as:
- Nearmons Station
- Wolcott
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wolcott is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott
- Edwardsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Morris
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Morris is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Waldron
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Waldron is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Turner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Turner is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Quindaro ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Quindaro is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quindaro
- Parkville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Piper
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Piper is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Kansas City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bonner Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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 145 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 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. 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 first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites 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 Kansas
- Pages specific to Wyandotte County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atchison County
- Douglas County
- Jefferson County
- Johnson County
- Leavenworth County
- Miami County
- Cass County
- Clay County
- Clinton County
- Jackson County
- Platte County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Bethel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |