A visit to the Old Bethel Cemetery ...
The location of the Old Bethel Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>
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 Old Bethel Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Bethel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Bethel Cemetery
Lat: 48.6311° (48° 37' 51")
Lon: -102.8013° (-102° 48' 4")
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 .
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 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:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Old Bethel Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battleview
- Battleview is located in Burke County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Hamlet is located in Williams County
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Burke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <4>
- Larson
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larson
- Larson is located in Burke County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Noonan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lignite
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lignite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignite
- Lignite is located in Burke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lignite <4>
- Rival ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rival have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rival
- Rival is located in Burke County
- Ross
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Corinth is located in Williams County
- 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
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.<5>
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)
- 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 Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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)
- 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 Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
- St. Olaf Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Olaf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Olaf Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Olaf Cemetery
- Lindahl Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Lindahl Lutheran Cemetery is located in Williams County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lindahl Lutheran Cemetery is located between<7> the communities of Tioga and McGregor. The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of McGregor.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lindahl Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2180162 <6>
- Beauty Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Beauty Valley Cemetery is located in Mountrail County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beauty Valley Cemetery is located
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beauty Valley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101710 <6>
- Grong Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Trinity Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Divide County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Elbow Lake Bethel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elbow Lake Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Elbow Lake Bethel Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elbow Lake Bethel Cemetery
- St. Olaf Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Olaf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Olaf Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Olaf Cemetery
- Prairie Chapel Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Prairie Chapel Cemetery is located in Divide County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Chapel Cemetery
- Stordahl Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bakken Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bakken Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bakken Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bakken Cemetery
- Lunds Valley Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lunds Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lunds Valley Cemetery is located in Mountrail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lunds Valley Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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: GNIS record #1030554 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: Grand View
- County: Burke Elev: 741
- Location given for GNIS #1030554 (Old Bethel Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of North Dakota: 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 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 Old Bethel Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.6311, Longitude: -102.8013 In this case, the coordinates for the Old Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | 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. |