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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. 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 Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethany 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 Cemetery

Lat:   48.6628°   (48° 39' 46")

Lon:   -103.7988°   (-103° 47' 55")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Divide County
  • East Writing Rock Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Writing Rock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Writing Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The East Writing Rock Cemetery is located in Divide County
  • Skabo Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skabo Cemetery
    • The Skabo Cemetery is located in Divide County
  • Grenora Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grenora Cemetery
    • The Grenora Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Divide County
  • West Writing Rock Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Writing Rock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Writing Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Writing Rock Cemetery is located in Divide County
  • Gladys Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gladys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gladys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gladys Cemetery is located in Williams County
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Cemetery
    • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Sheridan County (MT)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Immanuel Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southeast 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daneville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daneville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Daneville Cemetery is located in Divide County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • St. Olaf Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Olaf Cemetery
      • The St. Olaf Cemetery is located in Sheridan County (MT)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Olaf Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Grenora.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21100 <5>
    • St. Boniface Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Boniface Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Boniface Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • Herman Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herman Cemetery
      • The Herman Cemetery is located in Divide County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmaus Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmaus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Emmaus Cemetery is located in Sheridan County (MT)
    • Westby Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westby Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Westby Cemetery is located in Sheridan County (MT)
    • Scandia Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scandia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scandia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Scandia Cemetery is located in Sheridan County (MT)
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • Skabo Church Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skabo Church Cemetery
      • The Skabo Church Cemetery is located in Williams County

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanks
    • Hanks is located in Williams County
  • Stady ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stady
    • Stady is located in Divide County
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appam
    • Appam is located in Williams County
  • Alkabo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkabo
    • Alkabo is located in Divide County
  • Alamo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Bonetraill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonetraill
    • Bonetraill is located in Williams County
  • Fortuna
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Westby
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby
    • Westby is located in Sheridan County (MT)
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
    • Corinth is located in Williams County
  • Ambrose
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ambrose have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
    • Ambrose is located in Divide County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ambrose <6>
  • Comertown
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comertown
    • Comertown is located in Sheridan County (MT)

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 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 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 Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1035877  (Bethany Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1035877 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: Writing Rock South
    • County: Divide         Elev: 691
    • Location given for GNIS #1035877 (Bethany Cemetery)

The official website for State of North Dakota: https://www.nd.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 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.6628, Longitude: -103.7988       In this case, the coordinates for the Bethany 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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