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 #100383)
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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethel Cemetery
Lat: 41.2160° (41° 12' 57")
Lon: -96.7735° (-96° 46' 24")
The Bethel Cemetery is located in Saunders County<2>.
The county seat for Saunders County is located in Wahoo. Wahoo lies just to the east of the Bethel Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bethel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Weston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Edensburg Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Saunders County
- St. Cyril and Methodius Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bohemian National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. John Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Znami Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Vitus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Czech Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Czech Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Czech Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Czech Cemetery is located in Saunders County
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Czech Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Willow Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jensen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rock Creek / Mt. Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fridhem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek Grace Lutheran
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sunrise Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sunrise North Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Holy Rosary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Weston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Malmo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Prague
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wahoo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Valparaiso
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Swedeburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Loma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rescue ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rescue. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
- Rescue is located in Saunders County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rescue
- From the Bethel Cemetery to Rescue
- Colon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bruno
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brainard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ceresco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ithaca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Abie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Agnew
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Nimburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nimburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimburg
- Nimburg is located in Butler County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Nimburg
- From the Bethel Cemetery to Nimburg
- Mead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Morse Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morse Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Bluff
- Morse Bluff is located in Saunders County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morse Bluff <6>
- Dwight
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Linwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Bluffs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Davey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Raymond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- North Bend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Octavia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Saunders County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brainard
- Cedar Bluffs
- Ceresco
- Dwight
- Linwood
- Malmo
- Mead
- North Bend
- Valparaiso
- Wahoo
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 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 Bethel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Saunders County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) 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 Bethel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #827375 (Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #827375 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: Touhy
- County: Saunders Elev: 415
- Location given for GNIS #827375 (Bethel Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #100383
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Saunders County: www.co.saunders.ne.us/
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 Saunders, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 41.2160, Longitude: -96.7735 |
<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. |