A visit to the Beth El 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 Beth El Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Beth El Cemetery (FG ID #1978077).
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 Beth El Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Beth El Cemetery:
40.2659, -76.8294
The Beth El Cemetery is located in Dauphin County<2>.
While not adjacent, the Paxtang Cemetery is directly southwest of the Beth El Cemetery.
The county seat for Dauphin County is located in Harrisburg. Harrisburg lies just to the west northwest of the Beth El Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Beth El Cemetery.
Name Variations for Beth El Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Beth El Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Beth El Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Beth El Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- East Harrisburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Dauphin County Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Baldwin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- William Howard Day Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Midland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Midland Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland Cemetery
- Woodlawn Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shoops Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Shoops Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoops Cemetery
- Harrisburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Shoops Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Shoops Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoops Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rolling Green Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Enola Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Poplar Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Koons Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Koons Memorial Park is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koons Memorial Park
- Willow Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Willow Grove Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove Cemetery
- Fairview Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roof Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Roof Memorial Park is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roof Memorial Park
- Crossroads Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Salem UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fisher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Middletown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Beth El Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Beth El Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Paxtang
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lawnton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lawnton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnton
- Edgemont
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Penbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Progress
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Steelton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Colonial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Park is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Park
- Bloomburg Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bloomburg Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomburg Village
- Harrisburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hillside Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
- Lemoyne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Cumberland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- New Market
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rutherford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Springford Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Springford Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springford Village
- Marene Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marene Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marene Village
- Paxtonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Paxtonia is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtonia
- Old Colonial Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Colonial Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Colonial Village
- Lower Allen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- Marsh Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Highspire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Fairview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wormleysburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Camp Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Linglestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lucknow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lucknow is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucknow
- Enola
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 Beth El Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dauphin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Beth El Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Harrisburg
- Lemoyne
- New Cumberland
- Penbrook
- Steelton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Beth El Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Dauphin 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 Beth El Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1978077
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1169358 (Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1169358 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: Dauphin
- Est. Elev: 146 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Harrisburg East
- Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.2659228 Lon: -76.8288611
- 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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Dauphin, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beth El 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. |