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:
40.2023, -79.3384
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 Westmoreland County<2>.
The county seat for Westmoreland County is located in Greensburg. Greensburg lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest 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 23 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.
- Keltz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Keltz Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltz Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Porch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Porch Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porch Cemetery
- Snowball Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Snowball Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowball Cemetery
- St. Michael's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Michael's Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Michael's Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Rector.
- The St. Michael's Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Michael's of the Valley Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2267682 <5>
- Cole Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- Ligonier Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ligonier Valley Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligonier Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ligonier Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Ligonier.
- The Ligonier Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Valley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1921576 <5>
- St. Xavier Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Xavier Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Xavier Cemetery
- St. Vincent Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Rose Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
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- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Unity Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Unity Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- The Unity Cemetery has also been known as:
- Unity Presbyterian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46551 <5>
- Shirey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Shirey Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirey Cemetery
- Laughlintown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Laughlintown Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlintown Cemetery
- Penrod Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Penrod Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penrod Cemetery
- Coles Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Coles Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- St. Raymonds Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The St. Raymonds Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Raymonds Cemetery
- Nedrow Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Nedrow Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nedrow Cemetery
- Green Mtn. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Green Mtn. Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mtn. Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Stahlstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Darlington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Darlington is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Youngstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rector
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Manito
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Manito is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manito
- Lycippus
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lycippus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycippus
- Kecksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kecksburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kecksburg
- Donegal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kingston is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Lawson Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lawson Heights is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Heights
- Ligonier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laughlintown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- United
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- United is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United
- Calumet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McChesneytown - Loyalhanna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Laurelville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Laurelville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelville
- Bear Rocks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Rocks is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Rocks
- Latrobe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Champion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Laurel Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Laurel Mountain is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Laurel Mountain has also been known as:
- Laurel Mountain Park
- Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Beatty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beatty is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty
- Mount Joy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Joy is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
- Derry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Derry is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,495 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derry <6>
- White
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- White is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Laurel Mountain Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Derry
(10 miles [16.1 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. The following communities are located in Westmoreland 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 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 Westmoreland 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 #1169357 (Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1169357 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: Westmoreland
- Est. Elev: 390 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stahlstown
- Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.2022941 Lon: -79.3383678
- 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 Westmoreland, 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |