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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. 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 Bethel Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   47.6439°   (47° 38' 38")

Lon:   -97.5723°   (-97° 34' 20")

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

The county seat for Steele County is located in Finley. Finley lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Bethel Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Bethel Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County
  • Stavens Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stavens Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stavens Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stavens Memorial Cemetery is located in Steele County
  • Zoar Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zoar Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zoar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Zoar Cemetery is located in Steele County
  • Northwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Northwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Northwood Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Traill County
  • Bethania Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethania Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethania Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethania Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County
  • Swenson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swenson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swenson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Swenson Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County
  • Herlickson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herlickson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Herlickson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Herlickson Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County
  • Hanson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hanson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hanson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hanson Cemetery is located in Steele County
  • Bethany Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Lutheran Cemetery
    • The Bethany Lutheran Cemetery is located in Steele County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethany Lutheran Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the west of Finley.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2353580 <5>
  • Severson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Severson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Severson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Severson Cemetery is located in Steele County
  • Washington Prairie Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Westfield Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westfield Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Westfield Cemetery is located in Steele County
    • Washington Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washington Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • The Washington Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County
      • The Washington Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Washington Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Hoff Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoff Cemetery
      • The Hoff Cemetery is located in Steele County
    • Gilbertson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilbertson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilbertson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gilbertson Cemetery is located in Steele County
    • West Union Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Union Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County
    • Silent Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silent Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silent Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Silent Hill Cemetery is located in Steele County
    • Bethany Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Traill County
    • Gran Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gran Church Cemetery
      • The Gran Church Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County
      • The Gran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Rosset Family Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

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

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

  • Hatton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
    • Hatton is located in Traill County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 731 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatton <6>
  • Northwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
    • Northwood is located in Grand Forks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northwood <6>
  • Kempton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
    • Kempton is located in Grand Forks County
  • Portland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Holmes
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holmes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes
    • Holmes is located in Grand Forks County
  • Sherbrooke
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sherbrooke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherbrooke
    • Sherbrooke is located in Steele County
  • Sharon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Finley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Mayville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Roseville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
    • Roseville is located in Traill County
  • Larimore
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Arvilla
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Aneta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Clifford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
      • Clifford is located in Traill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifford <6>
    • Reynolds
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynolds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
      • Reynolds is located in Grand Forks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reynolds <6>
    • Emerado
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerado have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerado
      • Emerado is located in Grand Forks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emerado <6>
    • Buxton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buxton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
      • Buxton is located in Traill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buxton <6>
    • Hope
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
      • Hope is located in Steele County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <6>
    • Thompson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Thompson is located in Grand Forks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,027 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson <6>
    • Cummings
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)

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 Steele 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 like to start with 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 Bethel 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 Bethel Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1027945  (Bethel Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1027945 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: Northwood
    • County: Steele         Elev: 336
    • Location given for GNIS #1027945 (Bethel 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 Steele, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bethel Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.6439, Longitude: -97.5723       In this case, the coordinates for the Bethel 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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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