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. 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 Bethany Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethany Cemetery:
43.5427, -93.9044
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bethany Cemetery is located in Faribault County<2>.
The county seat for Faribault County is located in Blue Earth. Blue Earth lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Bethany Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bethany Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Bethany Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethany Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- South Blue Earth Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Emerald Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Emerald Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Cemetery
- East Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The East Lutheran Cemetery is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lutheran Cemetery
- Bricelyn Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bricelyn Lutheran Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricelyn Lutheran Cemetery
- The Bricelyn Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bricelyn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81981 <5>
- West Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The West Lutheran Cemetery is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lutheran Cemetery
- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
- Clayton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Clayton Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Cemetery
- Dell Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Dell Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell Lutheran Church Cemetery
- The Dell Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dell Cemetery
- Dell Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2164748 <5>
- Hesse Burying Grounds
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hesse Burying Grounds is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesse Burying Grounds
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Van Buren Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Van Buren Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren Cemetery
- North Blue Earth Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Eden Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Eden Twp. Cemetery is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Twp. Cemetery
- Ellingson Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Immanuel United Methodist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Cemetery
- Brush Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Brush Creek Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The King Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Immanuel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
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 Bethany Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethany Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Frost
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rake is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Bricelyn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bricelyn is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricelyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Dell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dell is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Elmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Elmore is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Kiester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Buffalo Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Blue Earth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Earth is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Earth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,098 people
- Former name for Blue Earth:
- Blue Earth City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Earth <6>
- Vinje
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Vinje is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinje
- Walters
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Walters is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Thompson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lakota
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lakota is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakota
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Ledyard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scarville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Easton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Easton is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Delavan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Delavan is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Wells
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gerled
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gerled is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerled
- Alden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- German Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- German Valley is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Valley
- Leland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Leland is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Conger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Conger is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 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 Bethany Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Faribault County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethany Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alden
- Blue Earth
- Bricelyn
- Buffalo Center
- Delavan
- Easton
- Elmore
- Frost
- Frost lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Bethany Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Frost.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Kiester
- Lake Mills
- Minnesota Lake
- Thompson
- Wells
- Wells lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Bethany Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wells.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Winnebago
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Bethany Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Faribault 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 Bethany Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2049236 (Bethany Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2049236 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: Faribault
- Est. Elev: 349 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Frost
- Location given for Bethany Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.5427327 Lon: -93.9043968
- 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 Faribault, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bethany 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. |