A visit to the Old 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 Old Bethel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Bethel Cemetery:
48.6311, -102.8013
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Bethel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Burke County<2>.
The county seat for Burke County is located in Bowbells. Bowbells lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Old Bethel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Bethel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Old Bethel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sharon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- St. Olaf Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The St. Olaf Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Olaf Cemetery
- Lindahl Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Lindahl Lutheran Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindahl Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lindahl Lutheran Cemetery is located between<6> the communities of Tioga and McGregor. The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of McGregor.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2180162 <5>
- Beauty Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Beauty Valley Cemetery is located in Mountrail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beauty Valley Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northeast of Tioga.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101710 <5>
- Grong Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Trinity Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Divide County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Elbow Lake Bethel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- St. Olaf Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Olaf Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Olaf Cemetery
- Prairie Chapel Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stordahl Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bakken Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- The Bakken Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakken Cemetery
- Lunds Valley Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Lunds Valley Cemetery is located in Mountrail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunds Valley Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 15 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Old Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Battleview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Battleview is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battleview
- McGregor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Powers Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hamlet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hamlet is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Tioga
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- White Earth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wildrose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Columbus
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Larson
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Larson is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larson
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Noonan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lignite
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rival ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rival is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rival
- Ross
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Corinth is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Ray
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
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 Old Bethel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Burke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crosby
- Flaxton
- Lignite
- McGregor
- Ray
- Ray lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Old Bethel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ray.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Stanley
- 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 Old Bethel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Dakota:
- Pages specific to Burke 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 Old Bethel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1030554 (Old Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1030554 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: Burke
- Est. Elev: 741 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grand View
- Location given for Old Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 48.6311393 Lon: -102.8012908
- 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 Burke, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Tioga and McGregor. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |