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:
43.2975, -97.8342
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 Hutchinson County<2>.
The county seat for Hutchinson County is located in Olivet. Olivet lies just to the east southeast 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 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bethel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hoffnungstahl Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hoffnungstahl Cemetery is also located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffnungstahl Cemetery
- Friedenfeld Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Friedenfeld Cemetery is also located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedenfeld Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is also located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Kulm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Kulm Cemetery is also located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulm Cemetery
- Hoffnugstahl Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hoffnugstahl Cemetery is also located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffnugstahl Cemetery
- Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lake Cemetery is also located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cemetery
- Dennewitz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Dennewitz Cemetery is also located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennewitz Cemetery
- Drei Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Drei Creek Cemetery is also located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drei Creek Cemetery
- Rosenfeld Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rosenfeld Cemetery is also located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenfeld Cemetery
- Siamental Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Siamental Cemetery is also located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siamental Cemetery
- Pietz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Pietz Cemetery is also located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pietz Cemetery
- Dakota City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Dakota City Cemetery is also located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota City Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Zion Cemetery is also located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Friedens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Friedens Cemetery is also located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens Cemetery
- Grace Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Grace Hill Cemetery is also located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Hill Cemetery
- The Grace Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Tripp.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97046 <5>
- Holy Rosary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Holy Rosary Cemetery is also located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Rosary Cemetery
- Hoffnungstal Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Hoffnungstal Cemetery is also located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffnungstal Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is also located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Parkston Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Parkston Cemetery is also located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkston Cemetery
- Milltown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Milltown Cemetery is also located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Kaylor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tripp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tripp is also located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tripp <6>
- Olivet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Milltown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Milltown is also located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Estimated population in 2014: 115 people
- Parkston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Scotland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Menno
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Menno is also located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menno <6>
- Dimock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Delmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ethan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Freeman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Tyndall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Lesterville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jamesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jamesville is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Estimated population in 2014: 232 people
- Avon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Emery
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Midway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Bridgewater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Alexandria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Douglas City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Douglas City was located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas City
- Dante
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tabor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Armour
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dolton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dolton is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
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 Hutchinson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexandria
- Armour
- Avon
- Avon lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Bethel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Bridgewater
- Delmont
- Emery
- Freeman
- Lesterville
- Olivet
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Scotland
- Tabor
- Tabor lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Bethel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tabor.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Tripp
- Tyndall
- Wagner
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 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 Hutchinson 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 #1253885 (Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1253885 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: Hutchinson
- Est. Elev: 407 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Parkston SE
- Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.2974887 Lon: -97.8342358
- 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 Hutchinson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |