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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 #37953)

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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery has been estimated.<2>

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

Lat:   34.2147°   (34° 12' 52")

Lon:   -103.4969°   (-103° 29' 48")

The Bethel Cemetery is located in Roosevelt County<3>.

The county seat for Roosevelt County is located in Portales. Portales lies just to the east southeast of the Bethel Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4> of the Bethel Cemetery.<5>

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

  • Floyd Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Upton Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Upton Cemetery is located in Roosevelt County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38496 <1>
  • Upton Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Upton Cemetery is located in Roosevelt County
  • Rest Lawn Memorial Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Portales Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Memorial Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Memorial Cemetery is located in Curry County
  • Benson Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Ingram Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • North Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The North Cemetery is located in Curry County
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Eiland Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Elida Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Mission Garden Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mission Garden Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mission Garden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mission Garden Cemetery is located in Curry County
    • Arch Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Lawn Haven Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawn Haven Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawn Haven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lawn Haven Cemetery is located in Curry County
    • Longs Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Texico Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Texico Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Texico Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Texico Cemetery is located in Curry County
    • Inez Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Liston Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liston Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Liston Cemetery is located in Chaves County
    • Old Farwell Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Farwell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Farwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Farwell Cemetery is located in Parmer County (TX)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 9 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of the Bethel Cemetery.

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

  • Floyd
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floyd have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
    • Floyd is located in Roosevelt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floyd <7>
  • Portales
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portales have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portales
    • Portales is located in Roosevelt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,487 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portales <7>
  • Saint Vrain
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Melrose
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melrose have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
    • Melrose is located in Curry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melrose <7>
  • Elida
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Dora
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Clovis
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Farwell
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farwell have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
    • Farwell is located in Parmer County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farwell <7>
  • Texico
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)

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 Roosevelt County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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:

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 #886274  (Bethel Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #886274 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: Bethel
    • County: Roosevelt         Elev: 1241
    • Location given for GNIS #886274 (Bethel Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #37953

The official website for Roosevelt County: www.rooseveltcounty.com/

The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.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>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.
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Roosevelt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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 Bethel Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2147, Longitude: -103.4969       In this case, the coordinates for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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