A visit to the Bethany Cemetery ...

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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Bethany Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Bethany Cemetery (FG ID #1858162)

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 Bethany Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   40.4672°   (40° 28' 1")

Lon:   -99.0862°   (-99° 5' 10")

The cemetery is located in Kearney County<2>.

As an estimate, the Bethany Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Axtell.

The county seat for Kearney County is located in Minden. Minden lies just to the east northeast of the Bethany Cemetery .

Name Variations for Bethany Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Bethany Cemetery has also been known as:

• Bethany Lutheran Church Cemetery
• Bethany Lutheran Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Bethany Cemetery.<4>

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

• Bethphage Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethphage Cemetery
  • The Bethphage Cemetery is located in Kearney County
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2373056 <1>

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• Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Kearney County
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #748050 <1>

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• Keene Family Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keene Family Cemetery
  • The Keene Family Cemetery is located in Kearney County
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2402649 <1>

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• Keene Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keene Cemetery
  • The Keene Cemetery is located in Kearney County
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100851 <1>

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• Fridhem Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fridhem Cemetery
  • The Fridhem Cemetery is located in Phelps County
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100656 <1>

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• Minden Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minden Cemetery
  • The Minden Cemetery is located in Kearney County
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Minden Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Minden.
  • The Minden Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Minden Prairie Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #658925 <1>

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• Wilcox Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilcox Cemetery
  • The Wilcox Cemetery is located in Kearney County
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101626 <1>

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• Garden Plain Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden Plain Cemetery
  • The Garden Plain Cemetery is located in Kearney County
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100661 <1>

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• Fredericksburg Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fredericksburg Cemetery
  • The Fredericksburg Cemetery is located in Kearney County
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1972485 <1>

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• White Hill Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Hill Cemetery
  • The White Hill Cemetery is located in Kearney County
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101622 <1>

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• St. Peters Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Franklin County
• Hildreth Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hildreth Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hildreth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Hildreth Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • 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.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Free Mission Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Free Mission Cemetery
    • The Free Mission Cemetery is located in Kearney County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100652 <1>

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  • Bethel Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Phelps County
    • The Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bethel Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100385 <1>

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  • Magill Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magill Cemetery
    • The Magill Cemetery is located in Phelps County
    • The Magill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • McGill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100960 <1>

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  • Antelope Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antelope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antelope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Antelope Cemetery is located in Harlan County
  • Freewater Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freewater Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freewater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Freewater Cemetery is located in Harlan County
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Kearney County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100899 <1>

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  • Ft. Kearney Post Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Kearney Post Cemetery
    • The Ft. Kearney Post Cemetery is located in Buffalo County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2579388 <1>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Bethany Cemetery.

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

• Axtell
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
  • Axtell is located in Kearney County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
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• Keene
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
  • Keene is located in Kearney County

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• Minden
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minden
  • Minden is located in Kearney County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,020 people
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• Wilcox
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilcox have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
  • Wilcox is located in Kearney County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilcox <6>
• Funk
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Funk have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
  • Funk is located in Phelps County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Funk <6>
• Hildreth
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildreth
  • Hildreth is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
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• Sacramento
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sacramento. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacramento
  • Sacramento is located in Phelps County

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• Kearney City ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kearney City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney City
  • Kearney City is located in Kearney County
  • Kearney City has also been known as:
  • Dobytown

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• Newark
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Kearney County

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• Upland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
  • Upland is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
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• Ragan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ragan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragan
  • Ragan is located in Harlan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ragan <6>
• Norman
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
  • Norman is located in Kearney County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
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  • Holdrege
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holdrege
    • Holdrege is located in Phelps County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,384 people
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  • Valley City ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
    • Valley City is located in Kearney County
  • Kearney
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
    • Kearney is located in Buffalo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,235 people
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  • Heartwell
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heartwell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartwell
    • Heartwell is located in Kearney County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heartwell <6>
  • Buda
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buda. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
    • Buda is located in Buffalo County

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  • Odessa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa
    • Odessa is located in Buffalo County
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  • Macon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
    • Macon is located in Franklin County

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  • Glenwood Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glenwood Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Park
    • Glenwood Park is located in Buffalo County

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  • Huntley
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
    • Huntley is located in Harlan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people

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 Kearney County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

• Atlanta
  • Atlanta lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Bethany Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Atlanta.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
• Axtell
  • Axtell lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Bethany Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Axtell.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
• Campbell
  • Campbell lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Bethany Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Campbell.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
• Funk
  • Funk lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Bethany Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Funk.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
• Hildreth
  • Hildreth lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Bethany Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hildreth.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildreth
• Holdrege
  • Holdrege lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Bethany Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Holdrege.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holdrege
• Holstein
  • Holstein lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Bethany Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Holstein.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holstein
• Kearney
  • Kearney lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Bethany Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kearney.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
• Loomis
  • Loomis lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Bethany Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Loomis.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
• Minden
  • Minden lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Bethany Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Minden.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minden
• Newark
  • Newark lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Bethany Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Newark.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
• Ragan
  • Ragan lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Bethany Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ragan.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragan
• Upland
  • Upland lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Bethany Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Upland.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
• Wilcox
  • Wilcox lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Bethany Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wilcox.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Nebraska:
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
• Pages specific to Kearney County:
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
• Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Adams County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Buffalo County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Dawson County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Franklin County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Furnas County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Hall County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Harlan County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Phelps County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Webster County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
• Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • From Find-A-Grave:
  • The Bethany Cemetery (FG ID #1858162)
  • From Cyndi's List:
  • Cemeteries of Kearney County
  • Cemetery Junction:
  • Directory for Nebraska
  • From FamilySearch:
  • Cemeteries Wiki for Nebraska
  • From Interment.net:
  • Cemeteries of Nebraska
• About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
  • Although we don't have a link to the Bethany Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
  • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

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 Find-A-Grave Entry:  #1858162

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Kearney County: www.kearneycounty.ne.gov/

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	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.
<2>	If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Kearney, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bethany Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4672, Longitude: -99.0862
<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 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.
<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.