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. 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 Bethania Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethania Cemetery:
45.8641, -96.7204
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethania Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bethania Cemetery is located in Roberts County<2>.
The county seat for Roberts County is located in Sisseton. Sisseton lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the southwest of the Bethania Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bethania Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Bethania Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethania Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hillside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- St. Peter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
- St. Nicholaus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- Old Brandvold Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lake View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lake View Cemetery is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Traverse County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Tyson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Tyson Cemetery is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tyson Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the south of Hankinson (ND).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102673 <5>
- Faith Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Faith Cemetery is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Cemetery
- New Effington Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bohemian Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
- Old Effington Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Zions Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Zions Cemetery is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zions Cemetery
- Lake View Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Lake View Cemetery is located in Traverse County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
- Wildwood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Wildwood Cemetery is located in Traverse County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Cemetery
- Fairmount Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairmount Cemetery is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairmount Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Fairmount (ND).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101915 <5>
- Thompson Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Bethania Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethania Cemetery is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania Cemetery
- Scandia Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Scandia Cemetery is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandia Cemetery
- North Concordia Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Traverse County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Wilkin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Bethania Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethania Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rosholt
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- White Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- White Rock is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
- New Effington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wheaton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oswald
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oswald is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswald
- Fairmount
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hankinson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Childs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Childs is located in Wilkin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Dumont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dumont is located in Traverse County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Tenney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tenney is located in Wilkin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenney
- Estimated population in 2011: 5 people
- Claire City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Browns Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Browns Valley is located in Traverse County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Great Bend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Collis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Collis is located in Traverse County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collis
- Sisseton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beardsley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Tintah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tintah is located in Traverse County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tintah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Barry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Barry is located in Big Stone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Charlesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Charlesville is located in Traverse County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Campbell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell is located in Wilkin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Nashua
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Nashua is located in Wilkin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Peever
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Graceville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mantador
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Doran
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Doran is located in Wilkin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doran
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
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 Roberts County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethania Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beardsley
- Browns Valley
- Campbell
- Dumont
- Fairmount
- Graceville
- New Effington
- Peever
- Rosholt
- Sisseton
- Tintah
- Wheaton
- White Rock
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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:
- Pages specific to South Dakota:
- Pages specific to Roberts 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 Bethania Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1253869 (Bethania Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1253869 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: Roberts
- Est. Elev: 331 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rosholt
- Location given for Bethania Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.8641264 Lon: -96.7203515
- 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 South Dakota's counties, including Roberts, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Bethania 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. |