A visit to the Bethel 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 Bethel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethel Cemetery:
40.0667, -79.6442
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bethel Cemetery is located in Fayette County<2>.
The county seat for Fayette County is located in Uniontown. Uniontown lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south 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 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Bethel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sacred Heart RC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart RC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sacred Heart RC Cemetery is located in Dickerson Run.
- The Sacred Heart RC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2439278 <5>
- Dickerson Run - Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Emery's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Emery's Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Emery's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Emery's Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Connellsville.
- The St. Emery's Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Emery Cemetery
- St. Emery New Cemetery
- St. Emerys Cemetery
- St. Emory Cemetery
- St. Emory New Cemetery
- St. Emorys Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46020 <5>
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Trinity Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Connellsville.
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holy Trinity RC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1993674 <5>
- Scottdale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bowman - Flatwoods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Stephens Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. John's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. John's Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Connellsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2400050 <5>
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery (Old)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hill Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- St. Josephs Cemetery (New)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery (New) is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery (New)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Josephs Cemetery (New) is a large cemetery that is located in Connellsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46090 <5>
- St. Ritas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Ritas Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ritas Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Ritas Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Connellsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46251 <5>
- Green Ridge Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. John the Baptist RC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. John the Baptist RC Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John the Baptist RC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John the Baptist RC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Perryopolis.
- The St. John the Baptist RC Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46044 <5>
- Mt. Washington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hoffman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hoffman Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman Cemetery
- The Hoffman Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hope Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Old Brick Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45096 <5>
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Fairview Church 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 25 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:
- Dickerson Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dickerson Run is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson Run
- Dawson
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Vanderbilt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Everson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Everson is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- Scottdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leisenring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Leisenring is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisenring
- Rogerstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rogerstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogerstown
- Connellsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hawkeye
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hawkeye is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Flatwoods
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Flatwoods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Sitka
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sitka is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Iron Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Bridge is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Bridge
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- West Overton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Overton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Overton
- Alverton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Alverton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverton
- Fuller
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fuller is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Perryopolis
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bitner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bitner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitner
- Dunbar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Connellsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Banning
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Banning is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Whitsett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whitsett is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsett
- Lynn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lynn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Laurel Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smithton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Fayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Connellsville
- Mount Pleasant
- Perryopolis
- Scottdale
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Fayette 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1169355 (Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1169355 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: Fayette
- Est. Elev: 343 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dawson
- Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.0667405 Lon: -79.6442063
- 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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Fayette, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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> | 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. |
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