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A visit to the Bethany Pioneer 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 Pioneer Cemetery ...

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

45.0115, -122.8240

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

The Bethany Pioneer Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.

The county seat for Marion County is located in Salem. Salem lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Bethany Pioneer Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Bethany Pioneer Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Bethany Pioneer Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Silverton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • St. Paul Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Apostolic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Apostolic Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apostolic Cemetery
  • Valley View Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Valley View Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
  • Mt. Angel Abbey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Benedictine Sister of Mt. Anglel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Benedictine Sister of Mt. Anglel Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benedictine Sister of Mt. Anglel Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Benedictine Sister of Mt. Anglel Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Mount Angel.
    • The Benedictine Sister of Mt. Anglel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Queen of Angels Monastery Cemetery
  • St. Mary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
  • Essen Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Essen Family Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essen Family Cemetery
  • Pratum Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pratum Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratum Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Mount Angel.
    • The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mt. Angel Calvary Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39165 <5>
  • Mt. Angel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Mt. Angel Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Angel Cemetery
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Pioneers Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Pioneers Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneers Cemetery
    • Skunkville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Skunkville Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skunkville Cemetery
    • Howell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Howell Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
    • Miller Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
    • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Simmons Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Simmons Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
    • Gervaos Pioneer Masonic Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Eoff Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Eoff Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eoff Cemetery
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bethany Pioneer Cemetery.

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

  • Silverton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Downs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Downs is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
  • Mount Angel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • McKee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • McKee is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
  • Hayesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Hayesville is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
  • Macleay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Macleay is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macleay
  • Gervais
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Scotts Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Brooks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Labish Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Labish Village is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labish Village
  • Badger Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Badger Corner is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Corner
  • Chemawa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Chemawa is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemawa
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Woodburn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Four Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Four Corners is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Keizer
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Drake Crossing
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Drake Crossing is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake Crossing
    • Salem
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Salem is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175,891 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <6>
    • Aumsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Hubbard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Salemtowne
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Salemtowne is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemtowne
    • Turner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sublimity
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Silver Falls City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Silver Falls City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Falls City
    • Wilhoit
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Wilhoit is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhoit
    • Needy ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Needy is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needy
    • Lincoln
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Lincoln is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln

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 Pioneer Cemetery. The following communities are located in Marion County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Aumsville
  • Gervais
    • Gervais lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Bethany Pioneer Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gervais.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gervais
  • Hubbard
  • Mount Angel
  • Salem
    • Salem lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Bethany Pioneer Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salem.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Silverton
  • Turner
    • Turner lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Bethany Pioneer Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Turner.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
  • Woodburn

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 professional and volunteer 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 Pioneer Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oregon:
  • Pages specific to Marion 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 Pioneer Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1117560  (Bethany Pioneer Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1117560 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: Marion
      • Est. Elev: 59 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Silverton
      • Location given for Bethany Pioneer Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.0115098     Lon: -122.8239802
      • 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 Marion, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bethany Pioneer 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.