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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. 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 Bethel Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethel Cemetery

Lat:   40.2023°   (40° 12' 8")

Lon:   -79.3384°   (-79° 20' 18")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keltz Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keltz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Keltz Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
  • St. James Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. James Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
  • Porch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Porch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Porch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Porch Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
  • Snowball Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snowball Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snowball Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Snowball Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
  • St. Michael's Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michael's Cemetery
    • The St. Michael's Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cole Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cole Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cole Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
  • Ligonier Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ligonier Valley Cemetery
    • The Ligonier Valley Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Xavier Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Xavier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Xavier Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
  • St. Vincent Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Lukes Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
  • Brown Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Fayette County
  • Rose Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rose Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
    • Unity Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Unity Cemetery
      • The Unity Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shirey Cemetery
      • The Shirey Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
    • Laughlintown Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laughlintown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laughlintown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Laughlintown Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
    • Penrod Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Penrod Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Penrod Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Penrod Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
    • Coles Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coles Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Coles Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
    • Mt. Nebo Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Nebo Cemetery
      • The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • St. Raymonds Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Raymonds Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Raymonds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Raymonds Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Nedrow Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nedrow Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nedrow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nedrow Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
    • Green Mtn. Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Mtn. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Green Mtn. Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
    • Darlington is located in Westmoreland County
  • Youngstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Youngstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
    • Youngstown is located in Westmoreland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngstown <6>
  • Rector
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Manito
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manito. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manito
    • Manito is located in Westmoreland County
  • Lycippus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycippus
    • Lycippus is located in Westmoreland County
  • Kecksburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kecksburg
    • Kecksburg is located in Westmoreland County
  • Donegal
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donegal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donegal
    • Donegal is located in Westmoreland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donegal <6>
  • Kingston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kingston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
    • Kingston is located in Westmoreland County
  • Lawson Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Heights
    • Lawson Heights is located in Westmoreland County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United
      • United is located in Westmoreland County
    • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laurelville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelville
      • Laurelville is located in Fayette County
    • Bear Rocks
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Rocks
      • Bear Rocks is located in Fayette County
    • Latrobe
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latrobe
      • Latrobe is located in Westmoreland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,767 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latrobe <6>
    • Champion
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Laurel Mountain
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Mountain
      • Laurel Mountain is located in Westmoreland County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Westmoreland County
    • Beatty
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beatty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty
      • Beatty is located in Westmoreland County
    • Mount Joy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
      • Mount Joy is located in Westmoreland County
    • Derry
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
      • Derry is located in Westmoreland County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
      • White is located in Fayette County
    • Laurel Mountain Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Mountain Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Mountain Village
      • Laurel Mountain Village is located in Somerset County
    • 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 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 Bethel 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 Bethel Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1169357  (Bethel Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1169357 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: Stahlstown
    • County: Westmoreland         Elev: 390
    • Location given for GNIS #1169357 (Bethel Cemetery)

The official website for Westmoreland County: www.co.westmoreland.pa.us/

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

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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bethel Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2023, Longitude: -79.3384       In this case, the coordinates for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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.
<7>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.




 

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