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A visit to the Bethany Methodist 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 Bethany Methodist Cemetery ...

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

45.5814, -122.8651

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

The Bethany Methodist Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.

The county seat for Washington County is located in Hillsboro. Hillsboro lies just to the southwest of the Bethany Methodist Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Bethany Methodist Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Bethany Methodist Cemetery.<4>

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

  • German Presbyterian Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • West Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The West Union Cemetery is also located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union Cemetery
  • Helvetia Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Helvetia Cemetery is also located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvetia Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Union Cemetery is also located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Phillips Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Phillips Cemetery is also located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
  • St. Pius Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Pius Cemetery is also located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pius Cemetery
  • Skyline Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Gatton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Gatton Cemetery is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatton Cemetery
  • Shadybrook Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Shadybrook Cemetery is also located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadybrook Cemetery
  • Old Scotch Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Old Scotch Church Cemetery is also located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Scotch Church Cemetery
    • The Old Scotch Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Tualatin Plains Cemetery
  • Valley Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Valley Memorial Park is also located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Memorial Park
  • Stewart Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Stewart Family Cemetery is also located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Family Cemetery
    • The Stewart Family Cemetery is located in Hillsboro.
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    • Moar Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Jackson Cemetery is also located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
    • Fir Lawn Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Fir Lawn Cemetery is also located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir Lawn Cemetery
    • Hillsboro Pioneer Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Matthews Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Matthews Cemetery is also located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Cemetery
    • Neveh Zedek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Neveh Zedek Cemetery is also located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neveh Zedek Cemetery
    • Finley - Sunset Hills Memorial Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Finley - Sunset Hills Memorial Park is also located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley - Sunset Hills Memorial Park
      • The Finley - Sunset Hills Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Sunset Hills Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #262321 <5>
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • McQuinn Family Pioneer Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Bethany Methodist Cemetery.

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

  • West Union
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • West Union is also located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
  • Rockcreek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Rockcreek is also located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcreek
  • Bethany
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bethany is also located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
  • Oak Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Hills is also located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills
  • Marlene Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Marlene Village is also located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlene Village
  • Cedar Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Burlington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Burlington is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Hillsboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillsboro is also located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,985 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <6>
  • Reedville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Reedville is also located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
  • Tobias
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Tobias is also located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobias
  • Newton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Newton is also located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Aloha
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Cedar Hills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • North Plains
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Beaverton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Beaverton is also located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98,957 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaverton <6>
    • West Slope
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • West Slope is also located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Slope
    • Raleigh Hills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Raleigh Hills is also located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Hills
    • Vanport City ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Vanport City was located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanport City
    • Mountaindale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Mountaindale is also located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaindale
    • Centerville ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Centerville was located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Farmington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Farmington is also located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
    • Progress
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Progress is also located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
    • Portland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Albina
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Albina is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albina
    • Cornelius
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Cornelius is also located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelius
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,116 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornelius <6>
    • Kinton ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Kinton was located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinton
    • Metzger
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Metzger is also located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metzger
    • Hillsdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Hillsdale is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
    • Vancouver
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Christie ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Christie was located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
      • Christie has also been known as:
      • Carstens

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 Bethany Methodist Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Aloha
    • Aloha lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Bethany Methodist Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Aloha.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aloha
  • Beaverton
  • Cornelius
  • Hillsboro
  • Portland
  • Vancouver

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Bethany Methodist Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oregon:
  • Pages specific to Washington 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 Bethany Methodist Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1129984  (Bethany Methodist Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1129984 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: Washington
      • Est. Elev: 96 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Linnton
      • Location given for Bethany Methodist Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.5817828     Lon: -122.8651018
      • 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 Oregon's counties, including Washington, 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 from Point A (ie- Bethany Methodist 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.