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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 ...

The Bethany Cemetery is located in Perkins County<1>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:

  • Bison Cemetery
    • The Bison Cemetery is located in Perkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bison Cemetery
  • Bucyrus Cemetery
  • Ellingson Zion Cemetery
  • Fredlund Cemetery
    • The Fredlund Cemetery is located in Perkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredlund Cemetery
  • Haley Cemetery
    • The Haley Cemetery is located in Bowman County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley Cemetery
  • Haynes Cemetery
  • Henry Bingaman Cemetery
  • Hettinger Cemetery
  • Highland Prairie Cemetery
  • Immanuel Norwegian Lutheran
  • Mamre Lutheran Cemetery
    • The Mamre Lutheran Cemetery is located in Adams County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mamre Lutheran Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mamre Lutheran Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of Reeder (ND).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2260641 <2>
  • North Grand Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Norwegian Cemetery
      • The Norwegian Cemetery is located in Perkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwegian Cemetery
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
    • St. Eulalia Cemetery
      • The St. Eulalia Cemetery is located in Harding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Eulalia Cemetery
      • The St. Eulalia Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Isidore Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97536 <2>
    • Scion Cemetery
      • The Scion Cemetery is located in Perkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scion Cemetery
    • Sein Cemetery
      • The Sein Cemetery is located in Perkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sein Cemetery
    • South Grand River Cemetery
    • Zion Cemetery
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Perkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 13 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Bethany Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically:

  • Bison
  • Bucyrus
    • Bucyrus is located in Adams County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
  • Gascoyne
    • Gascoyne is located in Bowman County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gascoyne
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
  • Haley
  • Haynes
    • Haynes is located in Adams County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
  • Hettinger
  • Lodgepole
  • Ludlow
  • Prairie City
  • Ralph
  • Reeder
    • Reeder is located in Adams County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeder
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reeder <4>
  • Reva
  • Scranton

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 Perkins County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethany 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 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 Perkins 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 #1266514  (Bethany Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1266514 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: Perkins
      • Est. Elev: 866 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Cow Butte SE

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Perkins, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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.
    <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 from Point A (ie- Bethany Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.