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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:

38.6378, -98.5081

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 Barton County<2>.

The county seat for Barton County is located in Great Bend. Great Bend lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the 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 21 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Bethel Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Palacky Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Palacky Cemetery is located in Ellsworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palacky Cemetery
  • Dubuque Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Dubuque Cemetery is located in Barton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubuque Cemetery
  • St. Catherine's Catholic Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Catherine's Catholic Church Cemetery is located in Barton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Catherine's Catholic Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Catherine's Catholic Church Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north of Claflin.
  • Presbyterian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Barton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presbyterian Cemetery
  • Bloomingdale Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Bloomingdale Cemetery is located in Barton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale Cemetery
  • Holy Family Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Holy Family Cemetery is located in Barton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Family Cemetery
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Barton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
  • Schreiner Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Schreiner Cemetery is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schreiner Cemetery
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Barton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
  • Friends Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Friends Cemetery is located in Barton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
  • Montgomery Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Barton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Baptist Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Baptist Cemetery is located in Ellsworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Cemetery
    • Immanuel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
    • Button Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Button Cemetery is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button Cemetery
    • Lorraine Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lorraine Cemetery is located in Ellsworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine Cemetery
    • Old Wilson Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Old Wilson Cemetery is located in Ellsworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Wilson Cemetery
    • Wilson Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Ellsworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
      • The Wilson Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Union Cemetery
      • Wilson City Cemetery
      • Wilson Union Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94086 <5>
    • Hyde Park Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hyde Park Cemetery is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park Cemetery
    • Concordia Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Concordia Cemetery is located in Barton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia Cemetery
    • Salem - Fried of Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 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:

  • Hitschmann
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hitschmann is located in Barton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitschmann
  • Farhman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Farhman is located in Barton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farhman
  • Holyrood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Odin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Odin is located in Barton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
  • Claflin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Dubuque ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Dubuque is located in Barton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubuque
  • Beaver
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Beaver is located in Barton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
  • Bushton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bushton is located in Rice County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Redwing
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Redwing is located in Barton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwing
  • Lorraine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lorraine is located in Ellsworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
  • Wilson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Wilson is located in Ellsworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
  • Susank
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Susank is located in Barton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susank
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Dorrance
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Frederick
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Frederick is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
    • Frantz ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Frantz is located in Ellsworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frantz
    • Hoisington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ellsworth
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • South Hoisington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • South Hoisington is located in Barton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hoisington
    • Stickney
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Stickney is located in Barton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
    • Kanbrick
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Kanbrick is located in Barton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanbrick
    • Ellinwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Midway
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Midway is located in Ellsworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Kanopolis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Bunker Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

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 Barton County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Barton 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 #475442  (Bethel Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #475442 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: Barton
      • Est. Elev: 583 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Dubuque
      • Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.6377886     Lon: -98.5081255
      • 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 Kansas' counties, including Barton, 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' 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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