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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 Bethania Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   44.2679°   (44° 16' 4")

Lon:   -96.9367°   (-96° 56' 12")

The Bethania Cemetery is located in Brookings County<1>.

The county seat for Brookings County is located in Brookings. Brookings lies just to the east northeast of the Bethania Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Bethania Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Brookings County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Bethania Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Bethania Cemetery.

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

    • Volga
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
      • Volga is located in Brookings County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,080 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Volga <3>
    • Sinai
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sinai have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinai
      • Sinai is located in Brookings County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sinai <3>
    • Brookings
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Nunda
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nunda have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
      • Nunda is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunda <3>
    • Sunnyview
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyview
      • Sunnyview is located in Brookings County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 17 people
    • Bruce
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
      • Bruce is located in Brookings County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruce <3>
    • Arlington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Arlington is located in Kingsbury County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <3>
    • Rutland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Dyce ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dyce. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyce
      • Dyce is located in Moody County
    • Aurora
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
      • Aurora is located in Brookings County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 866 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <3>
    • Bushnell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
      • Bushnell is located in Brookings County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
    • Hetland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Ramona
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramona have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
        • Ramona is located in Lake County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramona <3>
      • Wentworth
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • White
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
        • White is located in Brookings County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White <3>
      • Oldham
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oldham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
        • Oldham is located in Kingsbury County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oldham <3>
      • Madison
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Colman
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Johnsonville
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
        • Johnsonville is located in Deuel County
      • Badger
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Prairie Village
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
        • Prairie Village is located in Lake County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 18 people
      • Estelline
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estelline have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelline
        • Estelline is located in Hamlin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estelline <3>

    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 Bethania Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Brookings County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Bethania Cemetery.<6>

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

    • First Lutheran Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the First Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The First Lutheran Cemetery is located in Brookings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Lutheran Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Brookings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Brookings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
    • Lake Campbell Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Campbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lake Campbell Cemetery is located in Brookings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Campbell Cemetery
    • East Sinai Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Sinai Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The East Sinai Cemetery is located in Brookings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Sinai Cemetery
    • Lutheran Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Brookings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
    • Sinai Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sinai Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sinai Cemetery is located in Brookings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sinai Cemetery
    • St. Thomas More Catholic Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The St. Thomas More Catholic Cemetery is located in Brookings County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Thomas More Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Brookings.
      • The St. Thomas More Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Calvary Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thomas More Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2136600 <7>
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Brookings County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Brookings.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97065 <7>
    • Olson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Olson Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olson Cemetery
    • South Lake Campbell Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Lake Campbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The South Lake Campbell Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Lake Campbell Cemetery
    • West Lake Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Bangor Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bangor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bangor Cemetery is located in Brookings County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bangor Cemetery
      • Prairie Queen Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Queen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Prairie Queen Cemetery is located in Lake County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Queen Cemetery
      • Deer Creek Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • The Deer Creek Cemetery is located in Brookings County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Deer Creek Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Bruce.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deer Creek Cemetery
      • Oakwood Zion Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oakwood Zion Cemetery is located in Brookings County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Zion Cemetery
      • Arlington Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arlington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Arlington Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arlington Cemetery
      • Pleasant View Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
      • Ash Grove Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ash Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ash Grove Cemetery is located in Lake County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ash Grove Cemetery
      • Mt. Auburn Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • The Mt. Auburn Cemetery is located in Moody County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Auburn Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the west of Rutland.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Auburn Cemetery
      • Elmwood Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Brookings County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Elmwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Bruce.
        • The Elmwood Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Bruce Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2151790 <7>

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Bethania Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1253872  (Bethania Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1253872 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: Volga
      • County: Brookings         Elev: 507
      • Location given for GNIS #1253872 (Bethania Cemetery)

    The official website for Brookings County: www.brookingscountysd.gov/

    The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Brookings, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bethania Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2679, Longitude: -96.9367    
    <3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <4>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.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>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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