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A visit to the Bethel United Methodist Church (UMC) 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 UMC Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Bethel UMC Cemetery (FG ID #2201917).

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 UMC Cemetery ...

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

35.3050, -97.0278

The Bethel UMC Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the west of Shawnee.

The cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County<3>.

While not adjacent, the Hopewell Cemetery is directly south of the Bethel UMC Cemetery.

The county seat for Pottawatomie County is located in Shawnee. Shawnee lies just to the east northeast of the Bethel UMC Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Bethel UMC Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Bethel UMC Cemetery.<4>

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

  • New Hope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
  • Blackburn Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
  • Ray Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Ray Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
  • Black Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Black Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
  • St. Benedict Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Benedict Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Benedict Cemetery
  • Dale Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Dale Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Cemetery
  • Tecumseh Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Tecumseh Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh Cemetery
  • St. Gregory's Abbey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Highland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
  • Centerville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Centerville Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Cemetery
  • Minneha Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Minneha Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneha Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Bethel UMC Cemetery.

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

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 UMC Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pottawatomie County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Choctaw
  • Earlsboro
  • Harrah
  • Macomb
  • Maud
    • Maud lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the Southeast (SE) of the Bethel UMC Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Maud.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
  • McLoud
    • McLoud lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Bethel UMC Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for McLoud.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLoud
  • Meeker
    • Meeker lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Bethel UMC Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Meeker.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
  • Shawnee
  • Tecumseh
  • Tribbey

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 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 UMC 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 UMC Cemetery:

Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2201917

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bethel UMC Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Pottawatomie, 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), 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.