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A visit to the Paddock - Bethel 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 Paddock - Bethel Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Paddock - Bethel Cemetery:

46.6580, -95.2531

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

The Paddock - Bethel Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County<2>.

The county seat for Otter Tail County is located in Fergus Falls. Fergus Falls lies 46 miles [74 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Paddock - Bethel Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Paddock - Bethel Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Paddock - Bethel Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Red Eye Valley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Red Eye Valley Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Eye Valley Cemetery
  • Bethania Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Grace Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Grace Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
  • Nazareth Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hay Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
  • Red Eye Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Red Eye Cemetery is located in Wadena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Eye Cemetery
  • Sebeka Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Sebeka Cemetery is located in Wadena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebeka Cemetery
  • St. Peter's Norwegian Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Mantyla Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Mantyla Cemetery is located in Wadena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantyla Cemetery
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
  • Spruce Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Spruce Grove Cemetery is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Grove Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
    • Greenhill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Greenhill Cemetery is located in Wadena County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhill Cemetery
    • St. John's Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The St. John's Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
    • Nazareth Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Nazareth Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth Cemetery
    • Alajoki Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Alajoki Cemetery is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alajoki Cemetery
    • Green Valley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Green Valley Cemetery is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley Cemetery
    • Wolf Lake Community Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Historic Pine Lake Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • Old Greenwood Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Old Greenwood Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Greenwood Cemetery
    • Topelius Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Topelius Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topelius Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Wadena County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
      • The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Greenwood Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82257 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Paddock - Bethel Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Paddock - Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Davies
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Davies is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davies
  • Sebeka
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Menahga
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • New York Mills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wolf Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wolf Lake is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
  • Evergreen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Evergreen is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Bluffton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Bluffton is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
  • Perham
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Perham is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,638 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perham <6>
  • Wadena
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Wadena is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,121 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadena <6>
  • Nimrod
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Osage
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Deer Creek
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Deer Creek is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Richville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Leaf City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Leaf City is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf City
    • Park Rapids
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ottertail
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Verndale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Frazee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Pine Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Pine Point is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
    • Ponsford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Dent
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Dent is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dent <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 Paddock - Bethel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Otter Tail County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Paddock - Bethel Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Deer Creek
  • Frazee
    • Frazee lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Paddock - Bethel Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Frazee.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazee
  • Henning
    • Henning lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Paddock - Bethel Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Henning.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henning
  • Hewitt
    • Hewitt lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Paddock - Bethel Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hewitt.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
  • Menahga
  • New York Mills
  • Osage
    • Osage lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Paddock - Bethel Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Osage.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
  • Park Rapids
  • Perham
    • Perham lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Paddock - Bethel Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Perham.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perham
  • Ponsford
  • Sebeka
    • Sebeka lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Paddock - Bethel Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sebeka.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebeka
  • Verndale

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 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 Paddock - Bethel Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Otter Tail 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 Paddock - Bethel Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #649108  (Paddock-Bethel Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #649108 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: Otter Tail
      • Est. Elev: 447 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Butler
      • Location given for Paddock-Bethel Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.6580156     Lon: -95.2530855
      • 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 Otter Tail, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Paddock - Bethel 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.