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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. 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 Lutheran Cemetery ...

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>

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

Lat:   43.8914°   (43° 53' 29")

Lon:   -96.5184°   (-96° 31' 6")

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 .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swedish Augustana Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swedish Augustana Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Swedish Augustana Cemetery is located in Moody County
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Salem EUB Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem EUB Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem EUB Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Salem EUB Cemetery is located in Pipestone County (MN)
  • Nelson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nelson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nelson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nelson Cemetery is located in Moody County
  • Reformed Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reformed Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reformed Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Reformed Church Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
  • Eden Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Moody County
  • Jasper Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lone Rock Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Rock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lone Rock Cemetery is located in Moody County
  • Trent Sunnyside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trent Sunnyside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trent Sunnyside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Trent Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Moody County
  • Highland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
  • Rosendal Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosendal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosendal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rosendal Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Moody County
    • Eden Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eden Church Cemetery
      • The Eden Church Cemetery is located in Pipestone County (MN)
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Catholic Cemetery is located in Moody County
    • Catholic Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Moody County
    • Union Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Moody County
    • Dell Rapids Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Sherman Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sherman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sherman Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
    • Rose Dell Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Dell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Dell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rose Dell Cemetery is located in Rock County (MN)

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jasper Sunrise Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper Sunrise Village
    • Jasper Sunrise Village is located in Pipestone County (MN)
  • Jasper
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
    • Jasper is located in Pipestone County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
  • Ihlen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ihlen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ihlen
    • Ihlen is located in Pipestone County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ihlen <6>
  • Trent
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Sherman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
    • Sherman is located in Minnehaha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
  • Airlie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airlie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
    • Airlie is located in Pipestone County (MN)
  • Egan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
    • Egan is located in Moody County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Egan <6>
  • Dell Rapids
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Flandreau
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flandreau have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flandreau
    • Flandreau is located in Moody County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,293 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flandreau <6>
  • Garretson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garretson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretson
    • Garretson is located in Minnehaha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,147 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garretson <6>
  • Pipestone
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestone
    • Pipestone is located in Pipestone County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,039 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pipestone <6>
  • Trosky
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trosky
    • Trosky is located in Pipestone County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trosky <6>
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Baltic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Midway
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Minnehaha County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
    • Hatfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
      • Hatfield is located in Pipestone County (MN)
      • 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)
    • Ward
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ward have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
      • Ward is located in Moody County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ward <6>

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
    • Baltic lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Bethania Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Baltic.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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:

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: GNIS record #1265293 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: Dell Rapids NE
    • County: Moody         Elev: 488
    • Location given for GNIS #1265293 (Messiah Cemetery)

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 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bethania Lutheran Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8914, Longitude: -96.5184       In this case, the coordinates for the Bethania Lutheran 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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