A visit to the Bethesda 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 Bethesda Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Bethesda Cemetery (FG ID #100389)
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 Bethesda Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethesda Cemetery
Lat: 40.7997° (40° 47' 58")
Lon: -97.7971° (-97° 47' 49")
The Bethesda Cemetery is located in York County<2>.
The county seat for York County is located in York. York lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Bethesda Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Bethesda Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethesda Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Henderson Mennonite Brethren Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mennonite Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mennonite Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Faith Evangelical Bible Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Friesen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mennonite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Youst Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Council Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Plainfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Farmers Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lushton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hampton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stockham Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Emmanuel Reformed Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Free German Reformed Salem Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Bethesda Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethesda Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Henderson
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lushton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bradshaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stockham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockham
- Stockham is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Bixby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- McCool Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- York
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aurora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Aurora is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,490 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <6>
- Grafton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sutton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Saronville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saronville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saronville
- Saronville is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saronville <6>
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Fairmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kronborg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arborville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Benedict
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Waco
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Marquette
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Giltner
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Giltner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giltner
- Giltner is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Giltner <6>
- Hordville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Verona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Verona is located in Clay County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Verona
- From the Bethesda Cemetery to Verona
- Thayer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Polk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Harvard
(20 miles [32.2 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 Bethesda Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in York County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethesda Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aurora
- Benedict
- Bradshaw
- Exeter
- Fairmont
- Geneva
- Giltner
- Grafton
- Hampton
- Harvard
- Henderson
- Hordville
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Continue List (7 more)
- McCool Junction
- Polk
- Stockham
- Sutton
- Waco
- Waco lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Bethesda Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waco.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- York
- York lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Bethesda Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for York.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Bethesda Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to York 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 Bethesda 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 Bethesda Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #827388 (Bethesda Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #827388 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: Henderson
- County: York Elev: 522
- Location given for GNIS #827388 (Bethesda Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #100389
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for York County: www.yorkcounty.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 York, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bethesda Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7997, Longitude: -97.7971 |
<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. |