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A visit to the Bethel 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 Bethel Cemetery ...

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

35.7695, -98.8643

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Bethel Cemetery is located in Custer County<2>.

The county seat for Custer County is located in Arapaho. Arapaho lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Bethel Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Bethel Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Bethel Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Independence Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Independence Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Cemetery
  • Forney Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Forney Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney Cemetery
  • Beck Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Beck Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beck Cemetery
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
  • Mound Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Mound Valley Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Valley Cemetery
  • Merck Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Merck Cemetery is located in Dewey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merck Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Merck Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Putnam.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98948 <5>
  • Prairie View Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Prairie View Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Dewey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Putnam.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98399 <5>
  • Cox Family Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Cox Family Cemetery is located in Dewey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cox Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Putnam.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2437481 <5>
  • Anthon Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Anthon Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthon Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Vicksburg Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Vicksburg Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg Cemetery
    • Mound Olive Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mound Olive Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Olive Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • Elm Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Elm Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Cemetery
    • Sare Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Sare Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sare Cemetery
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Summit Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Summit Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Cemetery
    • Prairie Bell Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Prairie Bell Cemetery is located in Dewey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Bell Cemetery
    • Gyp Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Gyp Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gyp Cemetery
    • Zion Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Dewey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Bethel Cemetery.

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

  • Thomas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Custer City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Putnam
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Fay
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Arapaho
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Oakwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Clinton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Weatherford
    (18 miles [29 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
  • Taloga
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Butler
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hydro
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Watonga
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Carlton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Carlton is located in Blaine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
    • Canton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cantonment ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Cantonment is located in Blaine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantonment
    • Seiling
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Foss
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Foss is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foss
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foss <6>
    • Bessie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Corn
      (27 miles [43.5 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>
    • Greenfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Leedey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)

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 Custer 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 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 Bethel 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 Bethel Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1090035  (Bethel Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1090035 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: 545 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Rough Creek
      • Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
      • Lat: 35.7694921     Lon: -98.8642555
      • 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- Bethel 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.