A visit to the Vilas 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 Vilas Bethel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Vilas Bethel Cemetery:
37.6606, -95.5614
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Vilas Bethel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Vilas Bethel Cemetery is located in Wilson County<2>.
The county seat for Wilson County is located in Fredonia. Fredonia lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Vilas Bethel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Vilas Bethel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Vilas Bethel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Vilas Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Village Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Crane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Crane Cemetery is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Cemetery
- Green lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Green lawn Cemetery is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green lawn Cemetery
- Swede Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Swede Center Cemetery is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swede Center Cemetery
- Colfax Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Colfax Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Chanute.
- The Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chanute Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #945120 <5>
- Elmwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elmwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Chanute.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92360 <5>
- Oliver Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Oliver Cemetery is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Buffalo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Buffalo Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Ellison Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Galemore Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Galemore Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galemore Cemetery
- The Galemore Cemetery has also been known as:
- Evangelical Cemetery
- Kern Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2226635 <5>
- St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Humboldt.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93713 <5>
- Dewitt Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Vilas Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Vilas Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Vilas
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Vilas is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
- South Ridge ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Ridge is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ridge
- North Ridge ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Ridge is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge
- Chanute
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rest
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rest is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
- Earlton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Earlton is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Petrolia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Petrolia is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Buffalo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Guilford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Roper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Roper is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Benedict
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Altoona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Altoona is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Octagon City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Octagon City is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octagon City
- Benedict Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Benedict Junction is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benedict Junction
- Rollin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rollin is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollin
- Rose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rose is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
- Cookville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cookville is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
- Thayer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Humboldt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leanna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Leanna is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Hilford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hilford is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilford
- Middletown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Middletown is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
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 Vilas Bethel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wilson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Vilas Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altoona
- Benedict
- Chanute
- Fredonia
- Galesburg
- Guilford
- Humboldt
- Neodesha
- Thayer
- Thayer lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Vilas Bethel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Thayer.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Yates Center
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 professional and volunteer 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 Vilas Bethel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Wilson 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 Vilas Bethel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #474938 (Vilas Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #474938 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: Wilson
- Est. Elev: 299 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vilas
- Location given for Vilas Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6606033 Lon: -95.5613704
- 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 Wilson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Vilas 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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