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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:

48.6628, -103.7988

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

The Bethany Cemetery is located in Divide County<2>.

The county seat for Divide County is located in Crosby. Crosby lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Bethany Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Bethany Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km] of the Bethany Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hanks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Divide County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • East Writing Rock Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Skabo Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Skabo Cemetery is located in Divide County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skabo Cemetery
  • Grenora Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Grenora Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenora Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Grenora Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Grenora.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2147730 <5>
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Divide County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
  • West Writing Rock Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Gladys Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The Gladys Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladys Cemetery
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Sheridan County (MT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Immanuel Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northwest of Grenora.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20937 <5>
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Daneville Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Daneville Cemetery is located in Divide County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daneville Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • St. Olaf Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The St. Olaf Cemetery is located in Sheridan County (MT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Olaf Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Olaf Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Grenora.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21100 <5>
    • St. Boniface Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Williams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Boniface Cemetery
    • Herman Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The Herman Cemetery is located in Divide County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman Cemetery
    • Coalridge Mennonite Church Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Alamo Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Emmaus Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Emmaus Cemetery is located in Sheridan County (MT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaus Cemetery
    • Westby Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • The Westby Cemetery is located in Sheridan County (MT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby Cemetery
    • Scandia Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • The Scandia Cemetery is located in Sheridan County (MT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandia Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Williams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
    • Skabo Church Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • The Skabo Church Cemetery is located in Williams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skabo Church Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 14 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Bethany Cemetery.

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

  • Hanks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Hanks is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanks
  • Stady ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Stady is located in Divide County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stady
  • Grenora
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Zahl
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Appam
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Appam is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appam
  • Alkabo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Alkabo is located in Divide County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkabo
  • Alamo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Bonetraill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Bonetraill is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonetraill
  • Fortuna
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Westby
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Westby is located in Sheridan County (MT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westby <6>
  • Dagmar
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Corinth
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Corinth is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
  • Ambrose
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Comertown
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Comertown is located in Sheridan County (MT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comertown

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 Divide County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Alamo
    • Alamo lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Bethany Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alamo.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
  • Alkabo
    • Alkabo lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Bethany Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alkabo.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkabo
  • Crosby
  • Dagmar
    • Dagmar lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Bethany Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dagmar.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dagmar
  • Fortuna
  • Grenora
  • Stady - Historic
  • Wildrose

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 Bethany Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Divide 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 #1035877  (Bethany Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1035877 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: Divide
      • Est. Elev: 691 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Writing Rock South
      • Location given for Bethany Cemetery:
      • Lat: 48.6628068     Lon: -103.7988143
      • 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 Divide, 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 from Point A (ie- Bethany 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.