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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:

36.1734, -96.8906

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 Payne County<2>.

The county seat for Payne County is located in Stillwater. Stillwater lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west 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 26 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.

  • Eberle Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Eberle Cemetery is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eberle Cemetery
  • Glencoe Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Glencoe Cemetery is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe Cemetery
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Pawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
  • Hopp Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hopp Cemetery is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopp Cemetery
  • Ingall Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Ingall Cemetery is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingall Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Pawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Pawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • Morrison Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Morrison Cemetery is located in Noble County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
  • Fairlawn Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Fairlawn Cemetery is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Cemetery
    • The Fairlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Stillwater Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98388 <5>
  • Bend Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Bend Cemetery is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bend Cemetery
  • Dunkin Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Dunkin Cemetery is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkin Cemetery
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • South Indian Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The South Indian Cemetery is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Indian Cemetery
    • Lela Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Lela Cemetery is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lela Cemetery
    • Oak Park Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Oak Park Cemetery is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park Cemetery
    • Indian Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Indian Cemetery is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
    • Old Moore Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Old Moore Cemetery is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Moore Cemetery
    • Clayton Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Clayton Cemetery is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Cemetery
    • Lawson Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Lawson Cemetery is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Cemetery
      • The Lawson Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Quay Cemetery
      • Yale Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98799 <5>
    • Sunset Memorial Gardens
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Glenwood Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Fairlawn Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Fairlawn Cemetery is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Cushing.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98387 <5>
    • New Zion Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The New Zion Cemetery is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Zion Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Cushing.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99077 <5>
    • Underwood Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Underwood Cemetery is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
    • Maramec Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Maramec Cemetery is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maramec Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bethel Cemetery.

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

  • Glencoe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lone Chimney ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lone Chimney is located in Pawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Chimney
  • Yost
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Yost is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
  • Stillwater
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Ripley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Quay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Quay is located in Pawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quay
  • Morrison
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cartoco
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cartoco is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartoco
  • Yale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Yale is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <6>
  • Maramec
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pawnee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cottingham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Cottingham is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottingham
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Cody
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Cody is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
    • Petes Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Petes Corner is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petes Corner
    • Perkins
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cushing
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Schlegel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Schlegel is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlegel
    • Vinco
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Vinco is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinco
    • Jennings
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Skedee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Skedee is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skedee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
    • North Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • North Village is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
    • Oilton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Hallett
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Cimarron City ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Cimarron City is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron City
    • Agra
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Agra is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agra <6>

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 Payne County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Agra
    • Agra lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Bethel Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Agra.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
  • Cushing
  • Glencoe
  • Hallett
  • Jennings
  • Maramec
  • Morrison
  • Oilton
  • Pawnee
    • Pawnee lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Bethel Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pawnee.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Continue List   (6 more)
    • Quay
      • Quay lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Bethel Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Quay.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quay
    • Ripley
    • Skedee
    • Stillwater
    • Yale
      • Yale lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Bethel Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Yale.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale

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:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Payne 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 #1090037  (Bethel Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1090037 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: Payne
      • Est. Elev: 293 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Glencoe
      • Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.173389     Lon: -96.8905887
      • 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 Payne, 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- 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.