A visit to the West Bethesda 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 Bethesda Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Bethesda Cemetery:
41.5423, -84.5941
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Bethesda Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West Bethesda Cemetery is located in Williams County<2>.
The county seat for Williams County is located in Bryan. Bryan lies just to the south southeast of the West Bethesda Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Bethesda Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the West Bethesda Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Bethesda Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lick Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Lick Creek Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek Cemetery
- Louden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Louden Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
- West Jefferson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lash Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lash Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lash Cemetery
- Hepker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hepker Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepker Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Old Pulaski Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Pulaski Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Pulaski Cemetery
- Shiffler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Shiffler Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiffler Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiffler Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Pulaski.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1112009 <5>
- West Buffalo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The West Buffalo Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Buffalo Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Cogswell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cogswell Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cogswell Cemetery
- Eagle Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Eagle Creek Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Creek Cemetery
- Heritage Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Heritage Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Cemetery
- Fetters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Fetters Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetters Cemetery
- Fountain Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Williams Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beaver Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Beaver Creek Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek Cemetery
- French Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Beaver Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Beaver Creek Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek Cemetery
- Kunkle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Kunkle Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle Cemetery
- Barrett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Barrett Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Bethesda Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Bethesda Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Montpelier
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pulaski
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pulaski is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Melbern
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Melbern is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbern
- Bryan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Holiday City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday City is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Denmark is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Jim Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jim Town is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
- Blakeslee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Unity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kunkle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kunkle is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Ainger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ainger is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Stryker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Pioneer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Edon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Edgerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Alvordton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cooney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cooney is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooney
- Columbia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Columbia is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Northwest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Northwest is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Alvarado
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Alvarado is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Buckeye is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Archbold
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Burlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Burlington is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
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 Bethesda Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Williams County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Bethesda Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Archbold
- Bryan
- Bryan lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the West Bethesda Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bryan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
- Edgerton
- Edon
- Edon lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West (W) of the West Bethesda Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Edon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edon
- Montpelier
- Stryker
- Waldron
- West Unity
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 West Bethesda Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Williams 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 Bethesda Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1806094 (West Bethesda Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1806094 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: Williams
- Est. Elev: 265 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Montpelier
- Location given for West Bethesda Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5422731 Lon: -84.5941185
- 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 Williams, 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' (or 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 Bethesda 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. |