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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   40.2659°   (40° 15' 57")

Lon:   -76.8294°   (-76° 49' 45")

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 .

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:

  • Bethel Cemetery

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.

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paxtang. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang
    • Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Paxtang
    • From the Beth El Cemetery to Paxtang
  • Lawnton
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawnton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnton
    • Lawnton is located in Dauphin County
  • Edgemont
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Penbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
    • Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
  • Progress
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Progress have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
    • Progress is located in Dauphin County
  • Steelton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Colonial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Park
    • Colonial Park is located in Dauphin County
  • Bloomburg Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomburg Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomburg Village
    • Bloomburg Village is located in Dauphin County
  • Harrisburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillside Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
    • Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
  • Lemoyne
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemoyne have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
    • Lemoyne is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,632 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemoyne <7>
  • New Cumberland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cumberland
    • New Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,300 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cumberland <7>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Rutherford
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Springford Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springford Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springford Village
      • Springford Village is located in Dauphin County
    • Marene Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marene Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marene Village
      • Marene Village is located in Dauphin County
    • Paxtonia
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paxtonia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtonia
      • Paxtonia is located in Dauphin County
    • Old Colonial Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Colonial Village
      • Old Colonial Village is located in Dauphin County
    • Lower Allen
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
      • Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wormleysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wormleysburg
      • Wormleysburg is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,062 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wormleysburg <7>
    • Camp Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Linglestown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.

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 Beth El Cemetery:

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 GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1169358  (Bethel Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1169358 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Harrisburg East
    • County: Dauphin         Elev: 146
    • Location given for GNIS #1169358 (Bethel Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #1978077

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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 '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Beth El Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2659, Longitude: -76.8294    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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