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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. 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 Lutheran Cemetery ...

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>

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

Lat:   47.8778°   (47° 52' 40")

Lon:   -95.6636°   (-95° 39' 48")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Valley Lutheran Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
  • West Valle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Valle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Valle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Valle Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
  • Nazareth Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nazareth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nazareth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nazareth Cemetery is located in Pennington County
  • Sand Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sand Valley Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Gully Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gully Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gully Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gully Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Salem Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
  • Zion Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
  • Little Oak Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Oak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Little Oak Cemetery is located in Pennington County
  • Oak Park Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Park Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Park Cemetery is located in Pennington County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Francis Xavier Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
    • United Lutheran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the United Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The United Lutheran Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
    • St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Francis Xavier Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
    • Vernes Lutheran Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vernes Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vernes Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Vernes Lutheran Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Salem Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Samhold Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Samhold Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • The Samhold Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Mamre Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mamre Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mamre Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mamre Cemetery is located in Polk County

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
    • Trail is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
  • Gully
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gully have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gully
    • Gully is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
  • Oklee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oklee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklee
    • Oklee is located in Red Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oklee <6>
  • Gonvick
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gonvick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonvick
    • Gonvick is located in Clearwater County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gonvick <6>
  • Erie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
    • Erie is located in Pennington County
  • Brooks
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
    • Brooks is located in Red Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
  • Clearbrook
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook
    • Clearbrook is located in Clearwater County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearbrook <6>
  • Plummer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plummer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
    • Plummer is located in Red Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • McIntosh
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntosh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
    • McIntosh is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McIntosh <6>
  • Goodridge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodridge
    • Goodridge is located in Pennington County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espelie
      • Espelie is located in Marshall County
    • Leonard
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
      • Leonard is located in Clearwater County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonard <6>
    • Mentor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mentor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
      • Mentor is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mentor <6>
    • Lengby
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lengby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lengby
      • Lengby is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Little Rock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
      • Little Rock is located in Beltrami County
    • Debs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debs
      • Debs is located in Beltrami County

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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Lutheran 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 Lutheran Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #2081308  (Bethany Lutheran Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #2081308 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: Gully NW
    • County: Polk         Elev: 355
    • Location given for GNIS #2081308 (Bethany Lutheran Cemetery)

The official website for Polk County: www.co.polk.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 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Lutheran Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.8778, Longitude: -95.6636       In this case, the coordinates for the Bethany Lutheran 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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