A visit to the Bethel 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 Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Bethel Cemetery (FG ID #38580).
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:
45.0322, -123.1847
The Bethel Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.
The county seat for Polk County is located in Dallas. Dallas lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the 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 27 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Bethel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Zena Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Zena Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena Cemetery
- Etna Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Etna Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna Cemetery
- Amity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Amity Cemetery is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Cemetery
- Brigittine Monastery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rest Lawn Memory Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Evangelical Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ball Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fast Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Fast Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fast Cemetery
- Claggett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Claggett Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claggett Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Deer Creek Cemetery is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Cemetery
- Salt Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Salt Creek Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Brown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Embree Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Embree Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embree Cemetery
- United Brethren Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill Pioneer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hayesville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Hayesville Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville Cemetery
- Chemawa Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- O'Dell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The O'Dell Cemetery is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Dell Cemetery
- South Yamhill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greencrest Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Belcrest Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- St. Barbara Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- City View Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Pioneer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Lee Mission Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Lee Mission Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Mission Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Crowley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Zena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Smithfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Amity
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Salemtowne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dolph Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rickreall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Eola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eola is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
- Keizer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eola Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Eola Village is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola Village
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Whiteson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bellevue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dallas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Salem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chemawa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ellendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hayesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hayesville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Labish Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Labish Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labish Village
- Badger Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brooks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sheridan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Monmouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Independence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Four Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- McMinnville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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 Polk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amity
- Dallas
- Independence
- McMinnville
- Monmouth
- Salem
- Sheridan
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Bethel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oregon:
- Pages specific to Polk 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #38580
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1117563 (Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1117563 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: Polk
- Est. Elev: 72 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Amity
- Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.0320622 Lon: -123.1848235
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |