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A visit to the Bethania 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 Bethania Cemetery ...

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

46.5436, -97.8262

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

The Bethania Cemetery is located in Ransom County<2>.

The county seat for Ransom County is located in Lisbon. Lisbon lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Bethania Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Bethania Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Bethania Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Fillmore Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Fillmore Cemetery is located in Ransom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore Cemetery
  • Standing Rock Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Standing Rock Cemetery is located in Ransom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock Cemetery
  • Northland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Northland Cemetery is located in Ransom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northland Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Northland Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Fort Ransom.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102226 <5>
  • Stiklestad Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Stiklestad Cemetery is located in Ransom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiklestad Cemetery
  • St. Petri Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The St. Petri Cemetery is located in Barnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Petri Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Petri Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Nome.
    • The St. Petri Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Peters Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2405853 <5>
  • Waldheim Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Nordheim Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Ransom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
    • The Oakwood Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lisbon Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102242 <5>
  • St. Olaf Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The St. Olaf Cemetery is located in Ransom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Olaf Cemetery
  • West Fairview Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The West Fairview Cemetery is located in Ransom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview Cemetery
  • Dick Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The Dick Cemetery is located in Ransom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick Cemetery
  • Enderlin City Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Enderlin City Cemetery is located in Ransom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enderlin City Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Enderlin City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Enderlin.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1850000 <5>
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    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Ransom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
    • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is located in Barnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
      • The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
      • Lucca Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2385111 <5>
    • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Sjulli Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Sjulli Cemetery is located in LaMoure County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sjulli Cemetery
    • Sheyenne Valley Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hill Side Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Sunnyside Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Barnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunnyside Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Kathryn.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2412807 <5>
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Ransom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
    • Immanuel Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Ransom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
    • SheldonCemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The SheldonCemetery is located in Ransom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for SheldonCemetery
      • The SheldonCemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Marys Cemetery
      • Sheldon City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102489 <5>
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
    • Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • The Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery is located in Barnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery
      • The Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Holy Trinity Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102052 <5>
    • Holy Trinity Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Barnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 15 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Bethania Cemetery.

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

  • Fort Ransom
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Elliott
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Elliott is located in Ransom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25 people
  • Lisbon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Nome
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Kathryn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Enderlin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Anselm
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Anselm is located in Ransom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anselm
  • Fingal
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Verona
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
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    • Sheldon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Litchville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Alice
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Alice is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
    • Stirum
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Stirum is located in Sargent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirum
    • Gwinner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Marion
      (24 miles [38.6 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 Bethania Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ransom County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Alice
    • Alice lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Bethania Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alice.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
  • Enderlin
  • Fingal
  • Grand Rapids
  • Kathryn
  • LaMoure
  • Lisbon
  • Marion
  • Milnor
  • Nome
    • Nome lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Bethania Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nome.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nome
  • Oriska
  • Sheldon
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...

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 Bethania Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Ransom 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 Bethania Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1027923  (Bethania Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1027923 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: Ransom
      • Est. Elev: 401 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Nome SE
      • Location given for Bethania Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.5435822     Lon: -97.8262132
      • 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 North Dakota's counties, including Ransom, 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- Bethania 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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