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A visit to the Bethany Evangelical 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 Evangelical Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethany Evangelical Cemetery:

45.2830, -97.8179

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethany Evangelical Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Bethany Evangelical Cemetery is located in Day County<2>.

The county seat for Day County is located in Webster. Webster lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Bethany Evangelical Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Bethany Evangelical Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Bethany Evangelical Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethany Evangelical Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Prairie Mound Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Prairie Mound Cemetery is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Mound Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Prairie Mound Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Butler.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97418 <5>
  • Scotland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Scotland Cemetery is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland Cemetery
  • St. Ansgaar Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The St. Ansgaar Cemetery is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ansgaar Cemetery
  • St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • All Saints Catholic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
  • Andover Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Andover Cemetery is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover Cemetery
  • West Saviors Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The West Saviors Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Saviors Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
  • New Sweden Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The New Sweden Cemetery is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden Cemetery
  • Crandall Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Crandall Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Cemetery
  • Our Saviors Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Our Saviors Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Saviors Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Bergen Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bergen Cemetery is located in Day County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen Cemetery
    • St. Thomas Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Verdon Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Verdon Cemetery is located in Spink County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon Cemetery
    • Highland Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Highland Cemetery is located in Day County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
    • St. Otto's Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The St. Otto's Cemetery is located in Day County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Otto's Cemetery
    • Webster Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The Webster Cemetery is located in Day County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Cemetery
    • Hosanger Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hosanger Cemetery is located in Day County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosanger Cemetery
    • Tabor Lutheran Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Skudesnes Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Skudesnes Cemetery is located in Day County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skudesnes Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 15 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Bethany Evangelical Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethany Evangelical Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Butler
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Butler is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
  • Bristol
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Holmquist
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Holmquist is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmquist
    • Estimated population in 2014: 154 people
  • Lily
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lily is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4 people
  • Andover
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Crandall
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Crandall is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
  • Crocker
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Verdon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Verdon is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5 people
  • Ferney
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Webster
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Pierpont
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Bradley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Conde
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Groton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Randolph
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Randolph is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph

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 Evangelical Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Day County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethany Evangelical Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Andover
    • Andover lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Bethany Evangelical Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Andover.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
  • Bradley
    • Bradley lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Bethany Evangelical Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bradley.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
  • Brentford
  • Bristol
  • Conde
    • Conde lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Bethany Evangelical Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Conde.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conde
  • Garden City
  • Groton
    • Groton lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Bethany Evangelical Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Groton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
  • Langford
  • Lily
    • Lily lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Bethany Evangelical Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lily.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
  • Pierpont
  • Stratford
  • Turton
    • Turton lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Bethany Evangelical Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Turton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turton
  • Waubay
    • Waubay lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Bethany Evangelical Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waubay.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubay
  • Webster
    • Webster lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Bethany Evangelical Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Webster.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster

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 websites either 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 Evangelical Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Day 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 Evangelical Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1253879  (Bethany Evangelical Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1253879 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: Day
      • Est. Elev: 531 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bristol West
      • Location given for Bethany Evangelical Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.283011     Lon: -97.8178709
      • 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 Day, 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- Bethany Evangelical 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.
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