A visit to the Bethania Lutheran 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 Lutheran Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethania Lutheran Cemetery:
43.8914, -96.5184
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethania Lutheran Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bethania Lutheran Cemetery is located in Moody County<2>.
The county seat for Moody County is located in Flandreau. Flandreau lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Bethania Lutheran Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bethania Lutheran Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Bethania Lutheran Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethania Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Swedish Augustana Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Salem EUB Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Salem EUB Cemetery is located in Pipestone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem EUB Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Moody County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Reformed Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Eden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Riverview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Riverview Cemetery is located in Moody County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- Jasper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Rock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lone Rock Cemetery is located in Moody County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock Cemetery
- Trent Sunnyside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Highland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Rosendal Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Rosendal Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendal Cemetery
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- Hillside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Moody County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Eden Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Eden Church Cemetery is located in Pipestone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Church Cemetery
- The Eden Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eden East Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2275118 <5>
- Ihlen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Old Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Old Catholic Cemetery is located in Moody County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Catholic Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Flandreau.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2375054 <5>
- Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Moody County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- Saints Simon and Jude Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Saints Simon and Jude Catholic Cemetery is located in Moody County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saints Simon and Jude Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Saints Simon and Jude Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Flandreau.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2159740 <5>
- Union Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Moody County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Flandreau.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97774 <5>
- Dell Rapids Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Dell Rapids Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell Rapids Cemetery
- 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>
- Sherman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Sherman Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Cemetery
- Rose Dell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Rose Dell Cemetery is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Dell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bethania Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethania Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jasper Sunrise Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jasper Sunrise Village is located in Pipestone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper Sunrise Village
- Jasper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jasper is located in Pipestone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Ihlen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Trent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sherman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sherman is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Airlie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Airlie is located in Pipestone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
- Egan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dell Rapids
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sioux Falls Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sioux Falls Junction is located in Moody County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Falls Junction
- Estimated population in 2014: 119 people
- Flandreau
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Garretson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pipestone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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- Trosky
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Baltic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Midway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Hatfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hatfield is located in Pipestone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Colman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hardwick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Moody County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethania Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Baltic
- Brandon
- Colman
- Colman lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Bethania Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Colman.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colman
- Dell Rapids
- Edgerton
- Flandreau
- Garretson
- Hardwick
- Jasper
- Jasper lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Bethania Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Jasper.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Pipestone
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 Lutheran Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Dakota:
- Pages specific to Moody 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 Lutheran Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1265293 (Messiah Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1265293 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: Moody
- Est. Elev: 488 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dell Rapids NE
- Location given for Messiah Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.891361 Lon: -96.518377
- 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 Moody, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bethania Lutheran 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. |