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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. 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 Bethania Cemetery ...

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

48.0917, -96.0025

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

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 .

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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)
    • The Emanuel Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel Cemetery
  • Telemarken Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Telemarken Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telemarken Cemetery
  • Silver Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Silver Creek Cemetery is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Cemetery
  • Silverton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Silverton Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton Cemetery
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
  • St. Pauli Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Pauli Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauli Cemetery
  • St. Bernard Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The St. Bernard Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bernard Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Clearwater Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Clearwater Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Cemetery
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
  • Germantown Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Germantown Cemetery is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown Cemetery
  • Clara Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Clara Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Satersdal Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Satersdal Cemetery is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satersdal Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • St. Hilaire Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Hilaire Cemetery is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Hilaire Cemetery
    • Goodridge Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Goodridge Cemetery is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodridge Cemetery
    • Oak Park Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Oak Park Cemetery is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park Cemetery
    • Norden Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Norden Cemetery is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norden Cemetery
    • Finnish Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Finnish Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finnish Cemetery
    • Ekelund Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Ekelund Cemetery is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekelund Cemetery

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)
  • Goodridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Goodridge is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Saint Hilaire
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Hilaire is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Hilaire
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Plummer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Plummer is located in Red Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Erie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Erie is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
  • Holt
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Holt is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
  • Espelie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Espelie is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espelie
  • Brooks
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Brooks is located in Red Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
  • Oklee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Lake Falls
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Viking
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Viking is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
  • Grygla
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Dorothy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Dorothy is located in Red Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
    • Newfolden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Newfolden is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfolden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
    • Middle River
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Trail
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Trail is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
    • Gatzke
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Gatzke is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatzke

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 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:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Pennington 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 Bethania Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2093559  (Bethania Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2093559 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: Pennington
      • Est. Elev: 349 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hazel
      • Location given for Bethania Cemetery:
      • Lat: 48.0916667     Lon: -96.0025
      • 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 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bethania 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.