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A visit to the Bethany 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 Bethany Lutheran Cemetery ...

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

47.8778, -95.6636

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

The Bethany Lutheran Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.

The county seat for Polk County is located in Crookston. Crookston lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<3> to the west of the Bethany Lutheran Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Bethany Lutheran Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Bethany Lutheran Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Valley Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
  • West Valle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The West Valle Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Valle Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Nazareth Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Nazareth Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth Cemetery
  • Sand Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Sand Valley Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Valley Cemetery
  • St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Gully Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Gully Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gully Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • Little Oak Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Little Oak Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oak Cemetery
  • Oak Park Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Oak Park Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • United Lutheran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Vernes Lutheran Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Salem Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
    • Samhold Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Samhold Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samhold Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • The Samhold Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Samhold Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2209121 <5>
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Mamre Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Mamre Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mamre Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Bethany Lutheran Cemetery.

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

  • Trail
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Trail is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
  • Gully
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Gully is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gully
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
  • Oklee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Gonvick
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Erie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Erie is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
  • Brooks
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Brooks is located in Red Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
  • Clearbrook
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Plummer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Plummer is located in Red Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • McIntosh
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Goodridge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Goodridge is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Erskine
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fosston
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Espelie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Espelie is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espelie
    • Leonard
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Mentor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lengby
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Lengby is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lengby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Little Rock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Little Rock is located in Beltrami County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
    • Debs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Debs is located in Beltrami County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debs

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

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bagley
    • Bagley lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Bethany Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bagley.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
  • Clearbrook
  • Erskine
  • Fosston
  • Gonvick
  • Goodridge
  • Grygla
  • Gully
    • Gully lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Bethany Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gully.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gully
  • McIntosh
  • Mentor
    • Mentor lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Bethany Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mentor.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
  • Oklee
    • Oklee lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Bethany Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oklee.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklee
  • Plummer
  • Winger
    • Winger lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Bethany Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Winger.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winger

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Lutheran Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Polk 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 Lutheran Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2081308  (Bethany Lutheran Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2081308 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: Polk
      • Est. Elev: 355 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Gully NW
      • Location given for Bethany Lutheran Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.8777778     Lon: -95.6636111
      • 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 Polk, 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- Bethany 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.
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