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A visit to the Bethania Lutheran 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 Lutheran Cemetery ...

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

46.6375, -95.1850

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

The Bethania Lutheran Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County<2>.

The county seat for Otter Tail County is located in Fergus Falls. Fergus Falls lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Bethania Lutheran Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Bethania Lutheran Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Bethania Lutheran Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hay Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Sebeka Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Sebeka Cemetery is located in Wadena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebeka Cemetery
  • Paddock - Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Eye Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Red Eye Cemetery is located in Wadena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Eye Cemetery
  • Red Eye Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Red Eye Valley Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Eye Valley Cemetery
  • Greenhill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Greenhill Cemetery is located in Wadena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhill Cemetery
  • Mantyla Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mantyla Cemetery is located in Wadena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantyla Cemetery
  • Nazareth Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Peter's Norwegian Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Wadena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Greenwood Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82257 <5>
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Nazareth Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Nazareth Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth Cemetery
    • North Germany Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The North Germany Cemetery is located in Wadena County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Germany Cemetery
    • Finnish Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Finnish Cemetery is located in Wadena County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finnish Cemetery
    • Alajoki Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Alajoki Cemetery is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alajoki Cemetery
    • Bethany Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
    • St. Huberts Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Huberts Cemetery is located in Wadena County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Huberts Cemetery
    • Jim Cook Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Jim Cook Cemetery is located in Wadena County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Cook Cemetery
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Topelius Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Topelius Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topelius Cemetery
    • St. John's Catholic Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Leaf River Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Leaf River Cemetery is located in Wadena County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf River Cemetery
    • Green Valley Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Green Valley Cemetery is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Bethania Lutheran Cemetery.

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

  • Sebeka
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Davies
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Davies is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davies
  • Menahga
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bluffton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Bluffton is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
  • New York Mills
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wadena
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Wadena is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,121 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadena <6>
  • Nimrod
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Wolf Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Wolf Lake is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
  • Evergreen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Evergreen is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Deer Creek
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Deer Creek is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
  • Verndale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Perham
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Perham is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,638 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perham <6>
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Osage
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Leaf City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Leaf City is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf City
    • Park Rapids
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Aldrich
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Aldrich is located in Wadena County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
    • Richville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ottertail
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hewitt
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Hewitt is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people

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 Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Otter Tail County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Deer Creek
  • Frazee
    • Frazee lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Bethania Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Frazee.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazee
  • Henning
    • Henning lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Bethania Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Henning.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henning
  • Hewitt
    • Hewitt lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Bethania Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hewitt.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
  • Menahga
    • Menahga lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Bethania Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Menahga.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menahga
  • New York Mills
  • Osage
    • Osage lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Bethania Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Osage.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
  • Park Rapids
  • Perham
  • Ponsford
  • Sebeka
  • Verndale

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 Lutheran Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Otter Tail 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 Lutheran Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2072664  (Bethania Lutheran Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2072664 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: Otter Tail
      • Est. Elev: 445 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Sebeka NW
      • Location given for Bethania Lutheran Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.6375     Lon: -95.185
      • 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 Otter Tail, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bethania Lutheran 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.