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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:

40.1726, -76.3030

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 Lancaster County<2>.

The county seat for Lancaster County is located in Lancaster. Lancaster lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south 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 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Bethel Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Moravian Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Moravian Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravian Cemetery
  • Brunnerville United Methodist Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Brunnerville United Methodist Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunnerville United Methodist Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brunnerville United Methodist Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Brunnerville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2244036 <5>
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Kauffman's Mennonite Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bassler Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Bassler Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassler Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bassler Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Lititz.
    • The Bassler Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bassler Graveyard
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2369144 <5>
  • Hopeland UMC Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hopeland UMC Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeland UMC Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hopeland UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Hopeland.
    • The Hopeland UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hopeland Brethren Church Cemetery
    • Hopeland Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2154417 <5>
  • Shumaker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Shumaker Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumaker Cemetery
  • Shirk - Kurtz Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Earhart Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Earhart Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earhart Cemetery
  • Kauffman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Shirk Reformed Mennonite Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Conestoga Old Order Mennonite Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Metzler Mennonite Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Bethany Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
    • Gross Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Gross Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross Cemetery
    • Bowman Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
    • Miners Village Mennonite Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lancaster Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Shaurai Shomayim Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • St. Anthonys Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys 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 Bethel Cemetery.

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

  • Lititz
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Lititz is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lititz
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,022 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lititz <6>
  • Brunnerville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Kissell Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Kissell Hill is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kissell Hill
  • Fairland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairland is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
  • Rothsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rothsville is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothsville
  • Brickerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Elm
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Elm is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
  • Clay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Clay is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
  • Hopeland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hopeland is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeland
  • Manheim
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Poplar Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Poplar Grove is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
  • Lancaster Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lancaster Junction is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Junction
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • East Petersburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fruitville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Fruitville is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
    • Kenwick Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Kenwick Village is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwick Village
    • Brownstown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Brownstown is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
    • Akron
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Akron is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,992 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <6>
    • Sporting Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Sporting Hill is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
    • Zooks Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Zooks Corner is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zooks Corner
    • Ephrata
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Elstonville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Elstonville is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elstonville
    • Naumanstown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Naumanstown is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naumanstown
    • Landisville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Leacock
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Leacock is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leacock
    • Johnstown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Johnstown is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
    • Mount Hope
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Hope is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope

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. The following communities are located in Lancaster County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Lancaster 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 #1169356  (Bethel Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1169356 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: Lancaster
      • Est. Elev: 141 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Lititz
      • Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
      • Lat: 40.1725943     Lon: -76.3030121
      • 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 Lancaster, 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 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.