A visit to the West Bethany Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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 West Bethany Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Bethany Cemetery:
42.9128, -78.1925
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Bethany Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West Bethany Cemetery is located in Genesee County<2>.
The county seat for Genesee County is located in Batavia. Batavia lies just to the north of the West Bethany Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Bethany Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the West Bethany Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Bethany Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Alexander Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Maple Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Maple Lawn Cemetery is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Lawn Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Vernal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Vernal Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernal Cemetery
- Putnam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Putnam Cemetery is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Cemetery
- Brainard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Brainard Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainard Cemetery
- West Middlebury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The East Bethany Cemetery is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bethany Cemetery
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Attica.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64568 <5>
- Forest Hills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Forest Hills Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills Cemetery
- St. Vincent Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Vincent Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Vincent Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Batavia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Batavia Cemetery is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Prison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Prison Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prison Cemetery
- Dale Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Dale Pioneer Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Pioneer Cemetery
- Dale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Dale Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Cemetery
- Transit Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Transit Cemetery is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transit Cemetery
- Fargo Road Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grand View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Grand View Cemetery is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Cemetery
- The Grand View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grandview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64685 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Bethany Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Bethany Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- West Bethany
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West Bethany is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bethany
- East Alexander
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- East Alexander is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alexander
- Brookville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Brookville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- Linden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Linden is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Alexander
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Attica
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Batavia
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bushville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bushville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
- Griswold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Griswold is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
- Wyoming
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgewood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgewood Village is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Stafford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pavilion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pavilion Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pavilion Center is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion Center
- Morganville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Morganville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Sawens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sawens is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawens
- Covington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Covington is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- North Pembroke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Pembroke is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pembroke
- Oakfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Le Roy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Byron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Byron is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byron
- Elba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Corfu
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Varysburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Warsaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Peoria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Peoria is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
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 West Bethany Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Genesee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Bethany Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexander
- Attica
- Batavia
- Le Roy
- Oakfield
- Pavilion
- Varysburg
- Warsaw
- Warsaw lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the West Bethany Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Warsaw.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Wyoming
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 West Bethany Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Genesee 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 West Bethany Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2516288 (West Bethany Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2516288 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: Genesee
- Est. Elev: 299 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Batavia South
- Location given for West Bethany Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.9127778 Lon: -78.1925
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Genesee, 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- West Bethany 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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |