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A visit to the Bethel 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 Bethel Cemetery ...

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

47.7867, -104.0233

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

The Bethel Cemetery is located in McKenzie County<2>.

The county seat for McKenzie County is located in Watford City. Watford City lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<3> to the east of the Bethel Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Bethel Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 21 miles [33.8 km] of the Bethel Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Richland County (MT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in McKenzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Sidney Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Richland County (MT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
  • Richland Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Richland Memorial Park is located in Richland County (MT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Richland Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Sidney (MT).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21064 <5>
  • Nameless Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Nameless Cemetery is located in McKenzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless Cemetery
  • Yellowstone Point Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Brorson Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Brorson Cemetery is located in Richland County (MT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brorson Cemetery
  • Highland Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in McKenzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
  • Fourmile Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Fourmile Cemetery is located in Richland County (MT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Cemetery
  • Newlon Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Newlon Cemetery is located in Richland County (MT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlon Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Newlon Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southwest of Sidney (MT).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21020 <5>
  • Charbonneau Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Buford Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Mondak Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The Mondak Cemetery is located in Roosevelt County (MT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mondak Cemetery
    • Nohly Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The Nohly Cemetery is located in Richland County (MT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nohly Cemetery
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Richland County (MT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
    • Crane Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • The Crane Cemetery is located in Richland County (MT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Crane Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Crane (MT).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20835 <5>
    • Lone Butte Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • The Lone Butte Cemetery is located in Richland County (MT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Butte Cemetery
    • Alexander Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • The Alexander Cemetery is located in McKenzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
    • Camp Creek Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • The Camp Creek Cemetery is located in McKenzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Bethel Cemetery.

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

  • Fairview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Harding
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Harding is located in McKenzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
  • Cartwright
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sidney
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sidney is located in Richland County (MT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,297 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <6>
  • Dore
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Dore is located in McKenzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dore
  • Charbonneau
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Charbonneau is located in McKenzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charbonneau
  • Piche
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Piche is located in Richland County (MT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piche
  • Crane
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Alexander
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Trenton
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rawson
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Rawson is located in McKenzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawson
  • Bainville
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Savage
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Knife River
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Knife River is located in Richland County (MT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knife River
    • Arnegard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Fox Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Fox Lake is located in Richland County (MT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
    • Lambert
      (28 miles [45.1 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 Bethel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McKenzie County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Bethel Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to McKenzie 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 Bethel Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1034720  (Bethel Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1034720 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: McKenzie
      • Est. Elev: 577 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Fairview
      • Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.7866846     Lon: -104.0232647
      • 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 McKenzie, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bethel 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.