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A visit to the South 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 South Bethel Cemetery ...

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

35.6420, -95.2344

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

The South Bethel Cemetery is located in Muskogee County<2>.

The county seat for Muskogee County is located in Muskogee. Muskogee lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the South Bethel Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the South Bethel Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the South Bethel Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Walker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Walker Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
  • Hammer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hammer Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer Cemetery
  • Elm Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Elm Grove Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Cemetery
  • Harris Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Harris Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
  • Brushy Mtn. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Brushy Mtn. Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Mtn. Cemetery
  • Agnew Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Agnew Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnew Cemetery
  • McLain Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The McLain Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain Cemetery
  • Plunkett Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Plunkett Cemetery is located in Sequoyah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plunkett Cemetery
  • Phillips Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Phillips Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
  • Sam Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Sam Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sam Cemetery
  • Harnage Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Harnage Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harnage Cemetery
  • Tee Hee Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Tee Hee Cemetery is located in Sequoyah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tee Hee Cemetery
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
    • Frozen Rock Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Frozen Rock Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozen Rock Cemetery
    • Warner Memorial Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Vaught Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Vaught Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaught Cemetery
    • Stevenson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Stevenson Cemetery is located in Sequoyah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson Cemetery
    • Rock Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Rock Grove Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Grove Cemetery
    • Greenhill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Greenhill Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhill Cemetery
      • The Greenhill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Green Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641264 <5>
    • Plainview Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Plainview Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Cemetery
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Oktaha.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99067 <5>
    • Popes Chapel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Popes Chapel Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popes Chapel Cemetery
    • Gore Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Gore Cemetery is located in Sequoyah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore Cemetery
    • Still Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Still Cemetery is located in Sequoyah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Cemetery
    • Tony Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Tony Cemetery is located in Sequoyah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tony Cemetery
    • Walker Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Walker Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
    • Ft. Gibson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Ft. Gibson Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Gibson Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the South Bethel Cemetery.

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

  • River Bottom
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • River Bottom is located in Muskogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bottom
  • Braggs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sour John
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Sour John is located in Muskogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sour John
  • Gore
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Gore is located in Sequoyah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gore <6>
  • Paradise Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Paradise Hill is located in Sequoyah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
  • Fort Gibson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Webbers Falls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Bacone
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bacone is located in Muskogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacone
  • Muskogee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Summit
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Summit is located in Muskogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
  • Warner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Wybark
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Wybark is located in Muskogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wybark
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Redbird Smith
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Redbird Smith is located in Sequoyah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird Smith
    • Oktaha
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Shady Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Shady Grove is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Rentiesville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Okay
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Okay is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okay <6>
    • Carlisle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Carlisle is located in Sequoyah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
    • Box
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Box is located in Sequoyah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box
    • Zeb
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Zeb is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeb
    • Mallard Bay
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Mallard Bay is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Bay
    • Woodall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodall is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodall
    • Anchor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Anchor is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
    • Simms
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Simms is located in Muskogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms
    • Gibson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Gibson is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
    • Vian
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Vian is located in Sequoyah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vian
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vian <6>
    • Evening Shade
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Evening Shade is located in Sequoyah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evening Shade
    • Pettit Bay
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Pettit Bay is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit Bay
    • Pettit
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Pettit is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
    • Tullahassee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Tullahassee is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullahassee
    • Beland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Beland is located in Muskogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beland

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 South Bethel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Muskogee County.

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

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Muskogee 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 South Bethel Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1098207  (South Bethel Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1098207 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: Muskogee
      • Est. Elev: 183 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Braggs
      • Location given for South Bethel Cemetery:
      • Lat: 35.6420421     Lon: -95.2344074
      • 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 Muskogee, 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 from Point A (ie- South 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.