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A visit to the Bethania 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 Bethania Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethania 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 Bethania Cemetery

Lat:   43.8228°   (43° 49' 22")

Lon:   -96.9695°   (-96° 58' 10")

The Bethania Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County<2>.

The county seat for Minnehaha County is located in Sioux Falls. Sioux Falls lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Bethania Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Bethania Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Taopi Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taopi Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taopi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Taopi Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
  • Huntimer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huntimer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huntimer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Huntimer Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
  • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    • The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Colton.
  • St. Jacobs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Jacobs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Jacobs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Jacobs Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
  • Minnehaha County Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minnehaha County Cemetery
    • The Minnehaha County Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
    • The Minnehaha County Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Minnehaha Cemetery
  • St. Ansgar Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Ansgar Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Ansgar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Ansgar Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
  • Franklin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franklin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Franklin Cemetery is located in Lake County
  • Clear Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clear Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clear Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clear Lake Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Lake County
  • Prospect Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Prospect Cemetery is located in Lake County
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
  • Burk Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burk Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Burk Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Lyons Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyons Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lyons Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Hegrey Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hegrey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hegrey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hegrey Cemetery is located in Moody County
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in McCook County
    • St. Olaf Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Olaf Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Olaf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Olaf Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
    • Stordahl Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stordahl Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stordahl Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stordahl Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
    • Dell Rapids Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dell Rapids Cemetery
      • The Dell Rapids Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dell Rapids Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Dell Rapids.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #180104 <5>
    • Colman Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Colman Cemetery is located in Moody County
    • Molskness Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Molskness Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Molskness Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Molskness Cemetery is located in Moody County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bethania Cemetery.

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

  • Huntimer
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntimer
    • Huntimer is located in Minnehaha County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 590 people
  • Colton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Chester
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Brant Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Lake
    • Brant Lake is located in Lake County
  • Lyons
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Baltic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baltic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
    • Baltic is located in Minnehaha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltic <6>
  • Wentworth
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Montrose
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Humboldt
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hartford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
    • Hartford is located in Minnehaha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,406 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <6>
  • Crooks
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooks
    • Crooks is located in Minnehaha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crooks <6>
  • Dell Rapids
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Colman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Madison
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Midway
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Minnehaha County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
    • Trent
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent
      • Trent is located in Moody County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trent <6>
    • Prairie Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Renner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rutland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Junius
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junius
      • Junius is located in Lake County

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 Minnehaha County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Bethania 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 Bethania Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1253871  (Bethania Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1253871 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: Colton
    • County: Minnehaha         Elev: 497
    • Location given for GNIS #1253871 (Bethania Cemetery)

The official website for Minnehaha County: www.minnehahacounty.org/

The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.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 South Dakota's counties, including Minnehaha, 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 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: 43.8228, Longitude: -96.9695       In this case, the coordinates for the Bethania 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.




 

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