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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:

35.6506, -99.3684

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 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the east southeast 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 22 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Bethel Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Red Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Roger Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
  • Kiowa Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Kiowa Cemetery is located in Roger Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa Cemetery
  • Moorewood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Moorewood Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorewood Cemetery
  • Barker Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Barker Cemetery is located in Roger Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Cemetery
  • Dewey Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Dewey Cemetery is located in Roger Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey Cemetery
  • Carpenter Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Roger Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
  • Butler Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Butler Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
  • Wagoner Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Wagoner Cemetery is located in Roger Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner Cemetery
  • Sankey Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Sankey Cemetery is located in Roger Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey Cemetery
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
  • Thompson Pixlee Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • German Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The German Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
    • Edwardsville Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Edwardsville Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville Cemetery
    • Grandview Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Grandview Cemetery is located in Beckham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
    • Osceola Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Osceola Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Cemetery
    • Red Star Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Red Star Cemetery is located in Roger Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Star Cemetery
    • Strong Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Strong Cemetery is located in Roger Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong Cemetery
    • Snake Bend Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Snake Bend Cemetery is located in Roger Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Bend Cemetery
    • Sandstone Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Sandstone Cemetery is located in Beckham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone Cemetery
    • New Hermon Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The New Hermon Cemetery is located in Dewey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hermon Cemetery
    • New Herman Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The New Herman Cemetery is located in Dewey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Herman Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 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:

  • Hammon
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hammon is located in Roger Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammon <5>
  • Carpenter
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Carpenter is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
  • Butler
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Strong City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Strong City is located in Roger Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
  • Leedey
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Elk City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Canute
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Foss
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 <5>
  • Cheyenne
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Berlin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Berlin is located in Roger Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Roll
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Roll is located in Roger Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roll
  • Burns Flat
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Arapaho
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Clinton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Camargo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Putnam
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Custer City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Crawford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sayre
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Sayre is located in Beckham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,435 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <5>
    • Dill City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bessie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)

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 like to 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 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 #1777595  (Bethel Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1777595 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: 528 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: McClure
      • Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
      • Lat: 35.6506038     Lon: -99.3684322
      • 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 '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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.