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A visit to the Bethania Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Bethania Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethania Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethania Cemetery

Lat:   48.0917°   (48° 5' 30")

Lon:   -96.0025°   (-96° 0' 8")

The Bethania Cemetery is located in Pennington County<2>.

The county seat for Pennington County is located in Thief River Falls. Thief River Falls lies just to the west of the Bethania Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Bethania Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Emanuel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emanuel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Emanuel Cemetery is located in Pennington County
  • Telemarken Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Telemarken Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Telemarken Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Telemarken Cemetery is located in Pennington County
  • Silver Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Silver Creek Cemetery is located in Marshall County
  • Silverton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silverton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silverton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Silverton Cemetery is located in Pennington County
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Marshall County
  • St. Pauli Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauli Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauli Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Pauli Cemetery is located in Pennington County
  • St. Bernard Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Bernard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Bernard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Bernard Cemetery is located in Pennington County
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Pennington County
  • Clearwater Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clearwater Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clearwater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clearwater Cemetery is located in Pennington County
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Pennington County
  • Germantown Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Germantown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Germantown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Germantown Cemetery is located in Marshall County
  • Clara Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clara Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clara Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clara Cemetery is located in Pennington County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Satersdal Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Satersdal Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Satersdal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Satersdal Cemetery is located in Marshall County
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • St. Hilaire Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Hilaire Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Hilaire Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Hilaire Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Goodridge Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Goodridge Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Oak Park Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Park Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Park Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Norden Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norden Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Norden Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Finnish Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finnish Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Finnish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Finnish Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
    • Ekelund Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ekelund Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ekelund Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ekelund Cemetery is located in Pennington County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Bethania Cemetery.

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

  • Thief River Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thief River Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thief River Falls
    • Thief River Falls is located in Pennington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,688 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thief River Falls <5>
  • Goodridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodridge
    • Goodridge is located in Pennington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Saint Hilaire
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Hilaire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Hilaire
    • Saint Hilaire is located in Pennington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Plummer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plummer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
    • Plummer is located in Red Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Erie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
    • Erie is located in Pennington County
  • Holt
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
    • Holt is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
  • Espelie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espelie
    • Espelie is located in Marshall County
  • Brooks
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
    • Brooks is located in Red Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
  • Oklee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oklee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklee
    • Oklee is located in Red Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oklee <5>
  • Red Lake Falls
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Lake Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lake Falls
    • Red Lake Falls is located in Red Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,409 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Lake Falls <5>
  • Viking
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking
    • Viking is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
  • Grygla
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grygla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grygla
    • Grygla is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grygla <5>
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Dorothy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dorothy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
      • Dorothy is located in Red Lake County
    • Newfolden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newfolden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfolden
      • Newfolden is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
    • Middle River
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle River
      • Middle River is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middle River <5>
    • Trail
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
      • Trail is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
    • Gatzke
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gatzke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatzke
      • Gatzke is located in Marshall County

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 Bethania Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pennington County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Erskine
  • Goodridge
  • Grygla
  • Gully
    • Gully lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Bethania Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gully.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gully
  • Holt
    • Holt lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Bethania Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Holt.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
  • Mentor
    • Mentor lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Bethania Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mentor.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
  • Middle River
  • Oklee
    • Oklee lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Bethania Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oklee.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklee
  • Plummer

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 Bethania Cemetery:

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 Bethania Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #2093559  (Bethania Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #2093559 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Hazel
    • County: Pennington         Elev: 349
    • Location given for GNIS #2093559 (Bethania Cemetery)

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

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 Minnesota's counties, including Pennington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bethania Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.0917, Longitude: -96.0025       In this case, the coordinates for the Bethania Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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