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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:

48.1608, -102.2921

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 Mountrail County<2>.

The county seat for Mountrail County is located in Stanley. Stanley lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northwest 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 20 that are within 25 miles [40.2 km] of the Bethany Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Epworth Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Epworth Cemetery is located in Mountrail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Epworth Cemetery is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south of Palermo.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101906 <5>
  • Johns Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Johns Cemetery is located in Mountrail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Johns Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of Parshall.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102079 <5>
  • Finstad Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Finstad Cemetery is located in Mountrail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finstad Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Finstad Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of New Town.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101931 <5>
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Moslem Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Moslem Cemetery is located in Mountrail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moslem Cemetery
  • St. Bridget's Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Rosehill Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Mountrail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Cemetery
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Mountrail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
  • Parshall Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • First Lutherin Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The First Lutherin Cemetery is located in Mountrail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Lutherin Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Mountrail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • East Community Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • The East Community Cemetery is located in Mountrail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Community Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Manitou Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • The Manitou Cemetery is located in Mountrail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Manitou Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Ross.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102147 <5>
    • Snowbird Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Grand Valley Lutheran Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • First Lutheran Wabek Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The First Lutheran Wabek Cemetery is located in Mountrail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Lutheran Wabek Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the First Lutheran Wabek Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the east of Parshall.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102134 <5>
    • Lutheran Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Mountrail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
    • Goodbird Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Goodbird Cemetery is located in McKenzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodbird Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in McKenzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • Antelope Valley Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • The Antelope Valley Cemetery is located in McKenzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope Valley Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Antelope Valley Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Four Bears Village.
      • The Antelope Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Antelope Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101691 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Bethany Cemetery.

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

  • Belden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Belden is located in Mountrail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
  • Stanley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Palermo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • New Town
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Van Hook
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Van Hook is located in Mountrail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Hook
  • Parshall
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Blaisdell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Ross
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ross is located in Mountrail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ross <6>
  • Sanish
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sanish is located in Mountrail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanish
  • Plaza
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Plaza is located in Mountrail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaza
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plaza <6>
  • Four Bears Village
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Four Bears Village is located in McKenzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Bears Village
  • Charging Eagle ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Charging Eagle is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charging Eagle
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Shell Creek ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Shell Creek is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
    • Makoti
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • White Earth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Berthold
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Independance ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Independance is located in Dunn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independance

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 Mountrail County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Berthold
  • Makoti
    • Makoti lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Bethany Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Makoti.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makoti
  • New Town
  • Palermo
  • Parshall
  • Plaza
    • Plaza lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Bethany Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Plaza.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaza
  • Sanish
  • Stanley
  • Van Hook

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Mountrail 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 #1033993  (Bethany Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1033993 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: Mountrail
      • Est. Elev: 704 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Belden
      • Location given for Bethany Cemetery:
      • Lat: 48.160849     Lon: -102.2921155
      • 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 Mountrail, 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- 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.