A visit to the Bethel Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Bethel Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Bethel Cemetery (FG ID #100385).
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:
40.4466, -99.3032
The Bethel Cemetery is located in Phelps County<2>.
The county seat for Phelps County is located in Holdrege. Holdrege lies just to the west of the Bethel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bethel Cemetery.
Establishment of the Bethel Cemetery ...
The Bethel Cemetery was:
Name Variations for Bethel 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.
Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Lutheran Church 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 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> of the Bethel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Prairie Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Prairie Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Cemetery
- Fridhem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Industry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Magill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Moses Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Antelope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Antelope Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope Cemetery
- Wilcox Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Freewater Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Freewater Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freewater Cemetery
- Bethphage Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Loomis Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Keene Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Keene Family Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Shaw Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bainbridge Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- The Bainbridge Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Garden Plain Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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:
- Funk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sacramento
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holdrege
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ragan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wilcox
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Axtell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Atlanta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Loomis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Keene
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hildreth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westmark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Huntley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Huntley is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mascot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Odessa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Minden
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bertrand
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Elm Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kearney City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kearney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford
(21 miles [33.8 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 Bethel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Phelps County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Atlanta
- Axtell
- Bertrand
- Elm Creek
- Funk
- Funk lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Bethel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Funk.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
- Hildreth
- Holdrege
- Kearney
- Loomis
- Minden
- Newark
- Orleans
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Continue List (5 more)
- Oxford
- Ragan
- Upland
- 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 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:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Phelps 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #100385
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #827373 (Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #827373 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: Phelps
- Est. Elev: 699 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Holdrege East
- Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.4464002 Lon: -99.30343
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Phelps, 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 drawn 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |