A visit to the Bethel 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 Bethel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethel Cemetery:
45.0625, -96.7506
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bethel Cemetery is located in Grant County<2>.
The county seat for Grant County is located in Milbank. Milbank lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Bethel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bethel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Bethel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tabor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Tabor Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor Cemetery
- Stockholm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Stockholm Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm Cemetery
- LaBolt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The LaBolt Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaBolt Cemetery
- Troy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Troy Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- West Vernon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The West Vernon Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Vernon Cemetery
- Lake View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Lake View Cemetery is located in Codington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
- Larson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Larson Cemetery is located in Deuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larson Cemetery
- Revillo Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Revillo Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revillo Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Revillo Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Revillo.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97451 <5>
- St. Mary Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The St. Mary Catholic Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary Catholic Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Revillo.
- The St. Mary Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Mary's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2143080 <5>
- Recaboth Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Recaboth Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recaboth Cemetery
- Albee Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Albee Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albee Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Joseph's Cemetery is located in Codington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's Cemetery
- The St. Joseph's Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
- Alban Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Alban Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alban Cemetery
- Eub Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Eub Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eub Cemetery
- Jellis Grave
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Jellis Grave is located in Codington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jellis Grave
- Milbank Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Milbank Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milbank Cemetery
- St. Luke's Lutheran Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Goodwin Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Goodwin Cemetery is located in Deuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin Cemetery
- St. Lawrence Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Lawrence Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lawrence Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Strandburg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- LaBolt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stockholm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Revillo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Albee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Albee is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- South Shore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Twin Brooks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Waverly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Milbank
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Goodwin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kranzburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Altamont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Altamont is located in Deuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Nassau
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Nassau is located in Lac qui Parle County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nassau <6>
- Marvin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bemis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bemis is located in Deuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
- Marietta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Marietta is located in Lac qui Parle County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Moritz
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Moritz is located in Deuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moritz
- Estimated population in 2011: 13 people
- Corona
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Watertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
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 Bethel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grant County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellingham
- Big Stone City
- Clear Lake
- Gary
- Marietta
- Marvin
- Milbank
- Ortonville
- South Shore
- Strandburg
- Summit
- Twin Brooks
- Watertown
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 Bethel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Dakota:
- Pages specific to Grant 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 Bethel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1253888 (Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1253888 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: Grant
- Est. Elev: 493 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stockholm
- Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.062465 Lon: -96.7506191
- 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 Grant, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bethel 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. |