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:
38.6806, -90.2987
The Bethany Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County<1>.
The county seat for Saint Louis County is located in Clayton. Clayton lies just to the southwest of the Bethany Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> of the Bethany Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethany Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lake Charles Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Valhalla Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Valhalla Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valhalla Cemetery
- Chinese Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Chinese Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinese Cemetery
- United Hebrew Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The United Hebrew Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Hebrew Cemetery
- Chesed Shei Emeth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- B'nai Amoona Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The B'nai Amoona Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai Amoona Cemetery
- Western Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Memorial Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beth Hamedrosh Hagodol Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bellefontaine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Frieden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Frieden Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frieden Cemetery
- New Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- Fee Fee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Fee Fee Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fee Fee Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the Bethany Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethany Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wellston
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hillsdale
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,536 people
- Velda Village Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Velda Village Hills is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velda Village Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,026 people
- Velda Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Velda Village is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velda Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
- Velda City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Velda City is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velda City
- Estimated population in 2015: 1,403 people
- Pagedale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pagedale is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pagedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,290 people
- Pine Lawn
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pine Lawn is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lawn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,579 people
- Uplands Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Uplands Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uplands Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Northwoods
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Northwoods is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwoods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,061 people
- Beverly Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Beverly Hills is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people
- Pasadena Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pasadena Hills is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasadena Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 888 people
- Glen Echo Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Glen Echo Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Echo Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bel-Nor
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bel-Nor is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel-Nor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
- Greendale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Greendale is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 654 people
- Normandy
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Normandy is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,824 people
- Hanley Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hanley Hills is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,099 people
- Vinita Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Vinita Terrace is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinita Terrace
- Estimated population in 2017: 274 people
- University City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wydown Skinker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bellerive Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Norwood Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Norwood Court is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Court
- Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
- Pasadena Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pasadena Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasadena Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Bel-Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bel-Ridge is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel-Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,668 people
- Charlack
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Charlack is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlack
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,353 people
- Vinita Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Vinita Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinita Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,107 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 Saint Louis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethany Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Missouri:
- Pages specific to Saint Louis 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 #755761 (Bethany Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #755761 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: St. Louis
- Est. Elev: 170 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clayton
- Location given for Bethany Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.6811624 Lon: -90.2995585
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Saint Louis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |