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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. 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:

44.1141, -95.7331

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 Murray County<2>.

The county seat for Murray County is located in Slayton. Slayton lies just to the south 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 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Bethany Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Modum Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Modum Cemetery is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modum Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pioneer Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Currie.
    • The Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Currie Pioneer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2267403 <5>
  • Willow Lake Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Willow Lake Cemetery is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lake Cemetery
  • Hoiland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Hoiland Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoiland Cemetery
  • Slayton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Skandia Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Skandia Cemetery is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skandia Cemetery
  • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
  • St. Annes Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The St. Annes Cemetery is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Annes Cemetery
  • Rialson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Rialson Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rialson Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Highland Home Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Highland Home Cemetery is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Home Cemetery
  • Restland Memory Gardens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Our Saviors Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Our Saviors Cemetery is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Saviors Cemetery
    • Old German Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Old German Cemetery is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old German Cemetery
    • Tracy Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Tracy Cemetery is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy Cemetery
    • Sillerud Lutheran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Sillerud Lutheran Cemetery is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sillerud Lutheran Cemetery
      • The Sillerud Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Sillerud Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2273838 <5>
    • Emmanuel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
    • Lakeside Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
    • Ellsborough Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Ellsborough Cemetery is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsborough Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 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:

  • The Lakes
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lakes is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Lakes
  • Currie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lowville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lowville is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
  • Garvin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Garvin is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Slayton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Hadley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hadley is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
  • Dovray
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Dovray is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovray
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
  • Tracy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Balaton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Avoca
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Avoca is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
  • Lake Wilson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Wilson is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wilson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Iona
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Amiret
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Amiret is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amiret
    • Westbrook
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Walnut Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Chandler
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Chandler is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
    • Fulda
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Russell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Russell is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
    • Florence
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Florence is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • Ruthton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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 Murray County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Avoca
    • Avoca lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Bethany Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avoca.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
  • Balaton
  • Currie
  • Dundee
  • Fulda
    • Fulda lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Bethany Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fulda.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
  • Holland
  • Iona
    • Iona lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Bethany Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Iona.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona
  • Lake Wilson
  • Milroy
    • Milroy lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Bethany Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Milroy.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
  • Russell
  • Ruthton
  • Slayton
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Continue List   (5 more)
      • Tracy lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Bethany Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tracy.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
    • Tyler
      • Tyler lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Bethany Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tyler.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
    • Walnut Grove
    • Westbrook
    • Woodstock

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 either 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 Murray 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 #639995  (Bethany Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #639995 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: Murray
      • Est. Elev: 472 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Currie
      • Location given for Bethany Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.1141284     Lon: -95.7330687
      • 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 Murray, 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 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.
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