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:
40.5892, -79.7289
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 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the south southeast 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 25 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.
- Prospect Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- The Prospect Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tarentum Burying Ground
- Tarentum Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45831 <5>
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Clemens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Clemens Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clemens Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Bethesda Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Greenwood Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Greenwood Memorial Park is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Memorial Park
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Dugan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Dugan Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugan Cemetery
- Mt. Airy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Airy Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Airy Cemetery
- Our Lady of Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Our Lady of Hope Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Lady of Hope Cemetery
- The Our Lady of Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
- Our Lady of Hope Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #190512 <5>
- St. Mark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Mark Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mark Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mark Cemetery is located in Springdale.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2173579 <5>
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- Springdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Run Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pine Run Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Run Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- The Pine Run Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Markle Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45357 <5>
- Millerstown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Transfiguration Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Deer Creek Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Cemetery
- Brookland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Brookland Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland Cemetery
- Pleasant Unity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Pleasant Unity Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Unity Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Unity Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Curtisville.
- The Pleasant Unity Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Unity United Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2222486 <5>
- Bull Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Nichols Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Nichols Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nichols Cemetery
- Plum Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Plum Creek Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Creek Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Freeport Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Freeport Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Freeport Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Freeport.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44888 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 33 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lower Burrell
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Arnold
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Brackenridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Natrona
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Natrona is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
- Tarentum
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Kensington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Parnassus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Karns
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Karns is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karns
- Harwick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harwick is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwick
- Cheswick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sligo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sligo is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Weinel Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
- Russellton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rural Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Leechburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Leechburg is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechburg
- New Texas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Texas is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Texas
- Plum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Plum is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <6>
- West Leechburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Bagdad
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Freeport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Indianola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oakmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Unity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Unity is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- North Washington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Washington is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- Oklahoma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oklahoma is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
- Vandergrift
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Vandergrift
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vandergrift
- Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
- Hyde Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Leechburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aladdin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Culmerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Culmerville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culmerville
- Curtisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Curtisville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
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 Westmoreland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Freeport
- New Kensington
- Oakmont
- Tarentum
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 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 #1169364 (Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1169364 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: 306 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Kensington East
- Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.5892333 Lon: -79.7289367
- 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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. |