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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:

35.7117, -98.7890

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 Custer County<2>.

The county seat for Custer County is located in Arapaho. Arapaho lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest of the Bethany Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Bethany Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Bethany Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mound Valley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mound Valley Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Valley Cemetery
  • Beck Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Beck Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beck Cemetery
  • Mound Olive Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Mound Olive Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Olive Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Independence Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Independence Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • Forney Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Forney Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney Cemetery
  • Summit Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Summit Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Cemetery
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
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    • Prairie View Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Prairie View Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View Cemetery
    • Bradley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Bradley Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
    • Whirlwind Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Whirlwind Cemetery is located in Blaine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whirlwind Cemetery
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
    • Newton Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Newton Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
    • Anthon Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Anthon Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthon Cemetery
    • Sare Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Sare Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sare Cemetery
    • Red Rock Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Red Rock Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock Cemetery
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Dewey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Hope Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Fay.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99005 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Bethany Cemetery.

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

  • Thomas
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Custer City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Arapaho
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Weatherford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Putnam
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Oakwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Clinton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hydro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Eagle City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Eagle City is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
  • Butler
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Corn
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Corn is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corn <6>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Greenfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Watonga
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Taloga
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Bessie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Colony
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Bridgeport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Bridgeport is located in Caddo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
    • Carlton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Carlton is located in Blaine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
    • Canton
      (26 miles [41.8 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 Bethany Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Custer County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Arapaho
  • Bessie
    • Bessie lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Bethany Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bessie.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessie
  • Bridgeport
  • Butler
    • Butler lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Bethany Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Butler.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Canton
    • Canton lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Bethany Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Canton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Cantonment - Historic
  • Carlton
  • Clinton
  • Colony
    • Colony lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Bethany Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Colony.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
  • Custer City
  • Eagle City
  • Fay
    • Fay lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Bethany Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fay.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fay
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Continue List   (10 more)
      • Foss lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Bethany Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Foss.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foss
    • Geary
      • Geary lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Bethany Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Geary.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geary
    • Greenfield
    • Hinton
    • Oakwood
    • Putnam
    • Taloga
      • Taloga lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Bethany Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Taloga.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taloga
    • Thomas
    • Watonga
    • Weatherford

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 Bethany Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Custer 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 #1747208  (Bethany Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1747208 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: Custer
      • Est. Elev: 531 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Clinton NE
      • Location given for Bethany Cemetery:
      • Lat: 35.7117159     Lon: -98.7889732
      • 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 Oklahoma's counties, including Custer, 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 obstructions 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.