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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 #97943)

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 ...

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

Lat:   36.9572°   (36° 57' 25")

Lon:   -98.2818°   (-98° 16' 54")

The cemetery is located in Alfalfa County<3>.

As an estimate, the Bethel Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the south of Amorita.

The county seat for Alfalfa County is located in Cherokee. Cherokee lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the south southwest of the Bethel Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Bethel Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Bethel Cemetery.

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

  • Amorita
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amorita have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amorita
    • Amorita is located in Alfalfa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amorita <6>
  • Byron
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byron have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
    • Byron is located in Alfalfa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
  • Waldron
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldron have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
    • Waldron is located in Harper County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
  • Burlington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
    • Burlington is located in Alfalfa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <6>
  • Ruella
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruella have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruella
    • Ruella is located in Harper County (KS)
  • Hazelton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Kiowa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Ingersoll
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Manchester
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Cherokee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Vining
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Crisfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crisfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisfield
    • Crisfield is located in Harper County (KS)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Crisfield
    • From the Bethel Cemetery to Crisfield
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Capron
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Sand Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Stubbs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Anthony
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Attica
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attica have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
      • Attica is located in Harper County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attica <6>
    • Gerlane
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gerlane. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerlane
      • Gerlane is located in Barber County (KS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gerlane
      • From the Bethel Cemetery to Gerlane

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 Alfalfa 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 helpful 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 #1090042  (Bethel Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1090042 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: Amorita
    • County: Alfalfa         Elev: 373
    • Location given for GNIS #1090042 (Bethel Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #97943

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.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>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 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: 36.9572, Longitude: -98.2818    
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Alfalfa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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