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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:

30.1958, -92.1771

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 Lafayette Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Lafayette Parish is located in Lafayette. Lafayette lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east 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 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Bethel Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Anderson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Leger Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Leger Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leger Cemetery
  • Indian Bayou United Methodist Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Indian Bayou United Methodist Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bayou United Methodist Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Indian Bayou United Methodist Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Indian Bayou.
    • The Indian Bayou United Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Indian Bayou Cemetery
    • Indian Bayou Methodist Cemetery
    • Indian Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67859 <5>
  • Mercy Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mercy Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercy Cemetery
  • St. Alphonsus Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Alphonsus Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Alphonsus Cemetery
    • The St. Alphonsus Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Maurice Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2371493 <5>
  • Arceneaux Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sevignier Broussard Family Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Sevignier Broussard Family Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevignier Broussard Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sevignier Broussard Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Maurice.
    • The Sevignier Broussard Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Broussard Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67072 <5>
  • Simon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Simon Cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simon Cemetery
  • Cobb Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Whitington Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Whitington Cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitington Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • St. John - Fatima Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Broussard Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Broussard Cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broussard Cemetery
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Bruno Broussard Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Bruno Broussard Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno Broussard Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bruno Broussard Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Leroy.
    • Broussard Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Broussard Cemetery is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broussard Cemetery
    • Picard Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Picard Cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picard Cemetery
    • Broussard Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Broussard Cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broussard Cemetery
    • Jewish Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Jewish Cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery
    • St. John Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The St. John Cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lafayette.
      • The St. John Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640777 <5>
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Holy Sepulchre Cemetery is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
    • Greenlawn Memorial Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Greenlawn Memorial Park is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Memorial Park
      • The Greenlawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Green Lawn Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67662 <5>

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 Bethel Cemetery.

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

  • Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Ridge is located in Lafayette Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
  • Duson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Duson is located in Lafayette Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,761 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duson <6>
  • Scott
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Scott is located in Lafayette Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,787 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scott <6>
  • Indian Bayou
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Indian Bayou is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bayou
  • Maurice
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ossun
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ossun is located in Lafayette Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossun
  • Rayne
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Castille
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Castille is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castille
  • Ebenezer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Ebenezer is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
  • Andrew
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Andrew is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrew
  • Leroy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Leroy is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
  • Milton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Lafayette
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Higginbotham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Higginbotham is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginbotham
    • Branch
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Carencro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cankton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Cankton is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cankton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
    • Crowley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Meaux
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Meaux is located in Vermilion Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meaux
    • Youngsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Broussard
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Stekey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Stekey is located in Lafayette Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stekey

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 Lafayette Parish.

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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Louisiana:
  • Pages specific to Lafayette Parish:
  • Genealogy information for nearby parishes:
  • 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 #532970  (Bethel Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #532970 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
      • Parish: Lafayette
      • Est. Elev: 9 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Duson
      • Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.1957582     Lon: -92.17707
      • 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 Louisiana's parishes, including Lafayette, 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 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.