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A visit to the Bethany 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 Bethany Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethany 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 Bethany Cemetery

Lat:   44.9625°   (44° 57' 44")

Lon:   -95.3620°   (-95° 21' 43")

The Bethany Cemetery is located in Chippewa County<2>.

The county seat for Chippewa County is located in Montevideo. Montevideo lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west of the Bethany Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Bethany Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Christian Reform Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christian Reform Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christian Reform Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Christian Reform Church Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
  • Wang Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wang Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wang Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wang Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Renville County
  • St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. John's Lutheran Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Leenthrop Memorial Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leenthrop Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leenthrop Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Leenthrop Memorial Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
  • Krogfus Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Krogfus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Krogfus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Krogfus Cemetery is located in Renville County
  • Emden Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Emden Cemetery is located in Renville County
  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
  • Vestre Sogn Lutheran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vestre Sogn Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vestre Sogn Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Vestre Sogn Lutheran Cemetery is located in Renville County
  • Holland Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holland Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
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    • Swedish Lutheran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swedish Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swedish Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Swedish Lutheran Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
    • Louriston Twp. Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Louriston Twp. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Louriston Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Louriston Twp. Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
    • Havelock Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Havelock Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Havelock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Havelock Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
    • First Twp. Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Twp. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the First Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The First Twp. Cemetery is located in Renville County
    • Dustrud & Lanning Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dustrud & Lanning Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dustrud & Lanning Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dustrud & Lanning Cemetery is located in Renville County
    • Ebenezer Presbyterian Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Presbyterian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ebenezer Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Renville County
    • Old Swedish Lutheran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Swedish Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Swedish Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Swedish Lutheran Cemetery is located in Renville County
    • Buffalo Lake Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buffalo Lake Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buffalo Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Buffalo Lake Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
    • Palmer Creek Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palmer Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palmer Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Palmer Creek Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
    • Hawk Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawk Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawk Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hawk Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Renville County

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 Bethany Cemetery.

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

  • Clara City
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clara City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara City
    • Clara City is located in Chippewa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,273 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clara City <6>
  • Maynard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maynard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
    • Maynard is located in Chippewa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maynard <6>
  • Raymond
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
    • Raymond is located in Kandiyohi County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <6>
  • Prinsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prinsburg
    • Prinsburg is located in Kandiyohi County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
  • Sacred Heart
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Roseland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
    • Roseland is located in Kandiyohi County
  • Granite Falls
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Renville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pennock
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennock
    • Pennock is located in Kandiyohi County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
  • Blomkest
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blomkest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blomkest
    • Blomkest is located in Kandiyohi County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
  • Svea
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svea
    • Svea is located in Kandiyohi County
  • Kerkhoven
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kerkhoven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerkhoven
    • Kerkhoven is located in Swift County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kerkhoven <6>
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Danube
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danube have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danube
      • Danube is located in Renville County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danube <6>
    • Montevideo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Willmar
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilmar
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmar
      • Wilmar is located in Kandiyohi County
    • Murdock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
      • Murdock is located in Swift County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • De Graff
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Graff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Graff
      • De Graff is located in Swift County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Watson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
      • Watson is located in Chippewa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watson <6>

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 Bethany Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chippewa County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Bethany 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 Bethany Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #639992  (Bethany Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #639992 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: Clara City
    • County: Chippewa         Elev: 323
    • Location given for GNIS #639992 (Bethany Cemetery)

The official website for Chippewa County: www.co.chippewa.mn.us/

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 Chippewa, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bethany Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9625, Longitude: -95.3620       In this case, the coordinates for the Bethany 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>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.




 

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