A visit to the 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 Bethany Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethany Cemetery:
39.2770, -81.8646
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bethany Cemetery is located in Athens County<2>.
The county seat for Athens County is located in Athens. Athens lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Bethany Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Bethany Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethany Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rowell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Rowell Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowell Cemetery
- Beebe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Beebe Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bean Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bean Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Cemetery
- Carthage Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Carthage Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Troy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Troy Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Cemetery
- Butts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Butts Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butts Cemetery
- Ladd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ladd Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd Cemetery
- Barrows Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Barrows Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrows Cemetery
- Barrows Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Barrows Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrows Cemetery
- Crippen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Crippen Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crippen Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Finsterwald Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Finsterwald Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finsterwald Cemetery
- Haga Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Haga Church Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haga Church Cemetery
- Guysville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Guysville Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville Cemetery
- Lottridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Lottridge Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottridge Cemetery
- Centennial Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hatch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hatch Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatch Cemetery
- Kilvert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Kilvert Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilvert Cemetery
- Buck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Buck Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Coolville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Coolville Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Coolville Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Coolville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40387 <5>
- Ireland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ireland Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland Cemetery
- Mt. Liberty Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jarvis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Jarvis Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis Cemetery
- Boyles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Boyles Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyles Cemetery
- Timothy Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 Bethany Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethany Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Beebe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Beebe is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
- Stewart
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stewart is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Guysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Guysville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
- Vanderhoof
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Coolville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Big Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Big Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Fillmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Carsey Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsey Town
- Tuppers Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Youba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Youba is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Decaturville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Armadale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Armadale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armadale
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Redbush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Redbush is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Shade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Amesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mudsock is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Pratts Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Washington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Napier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Napier is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Porterfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Keno
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Keno is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Eli
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eli is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Lubeck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Blennerhassett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Vincent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vincent is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
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 Bethany Cemetery. The following communities are located in Athens County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethany Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Bethany Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Athens 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 Bethany Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1699464 (Bethany Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1699464 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: Athens
- Est. Elev: 256 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cutler
- Location given for Bethany Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2770194 Lon: -81.8645805
- 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 Ohio's counties, including Athens, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- 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. |
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