A visit to the Bethany 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 Bethany Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethany Cemetery:
43.2144, -96.5056
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bethany Cemetery is located in Lincoln County<2>.
The county seat for Lincoln County is located in Canton. Canton lies just to the northwest of the Bethany Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bethany Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Bethany Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethany Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Bragstad Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sioux Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sioux Cemetery is located in Sioux County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Cemetery
- Beloit Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Beloit Cemetery is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit Cemetery
- North Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Eden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lands Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Richland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- Canton Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Canton Lutheran Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Canton Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Canton.
- The Canton Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Canton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96860 <5>
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Hill Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Canton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97003 <5>
- Tuntland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Tuntland Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuntland Cemetery
- Romsdal Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Nathanael Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lebanon Christian Reform Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Valley View Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Sioux County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Sioux County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Zion United Methodist Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Nazareth Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Nazareth Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth Cemetery
- Gothland Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Highland Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Sioux County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Peace Lutheran Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hillside Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bethany Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethany Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fairview
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Beloit
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Beloit is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
- Moe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moe is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moe
- Hudson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Inwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Canton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lebanon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lebanon is located in Sioux County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Rock Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Klondike
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Klondike is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Alvord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alcester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hawarden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Doon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Worthing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beresford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beresford is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,043 people
- Former name for Beresford:
- Paris
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beresford <6>
- Perkins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Perkins is located in Sioux County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Larchwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Harrisburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lester is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Ireton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Westbrook Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Westbrook Village is located in Sioux County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Hull
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hull is located in Sioux County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <6>
- Big Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Big Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- McNally
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- McNally is located in Sioux County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNally
- Shindler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Shindler is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shindler
- Population from the 2010 Census: 584 people
- Sioux Center
(19 miles [30.6 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 Bethany Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lincoln County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethany Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alcester
- Alvord
- Beloit
- Beresford
- Canton
- Doon
- Doon lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Bethany Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Doon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doon
- Fairview
- Harrisburg
- Hawarden
- Hudson
- Hull
- Inwood
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Continue List (5 more)
- Larchwood
- Rock Valley
- Sioux Center
- Worthing
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Bethany Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Dakota:
- Pages specific to Lincoln 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 Bethany Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1253876 (Bethany Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1253876 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: Lincoln
- Est. Elev: 437 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Alcester NE
- Location given for Bethany Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.2144279 Lon: -96.5055929
- 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 Lincoln, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bethany 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. |