A visit to the Bethel Lutheran 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 Lutheran Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethel Lutheran Cemetery:
45.5427, -97.1359
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethel Lutheran Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bethel Lutheran Cemetery is located in Roberts County<2>.
The county seat for Roberts County is located in Sisseton. Sisseton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Bethel Lutheran Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bethel Lutheran Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Bethel Lutheran Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethel Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Zoar Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Goodwill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Goodwill Cemetery is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill Cemetery
- Old Ascension Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Goodwill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Goodwill Cemetery is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill Cemetery
- St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peever Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Peever Cemetery is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peever Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Sisseton City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Sisseton City Cemetery is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisseton City Cemetery
- The Sisseton City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sisseton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1984703 <5>
- St. James Indian Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Dog Grave
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Blue Dog Grave is located in Day County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Dog Grave
- Old Eden Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Eden Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Eden Cemetery
- Saron Free Lutheran Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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- Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery is located in Day County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Michael's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97606 <5>
- Spring Valley Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Roy Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- The Roy Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy Cemetery
- St. Benedict Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Benedict Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Benedict Cemetery
- Ortley Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- The Ortley Cemetery is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortley Cemetery
- Wilmot Lutheran Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilmot Lutheran Cemetery is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot Lutheran Cemetery
- The Wilmot Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Boe Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96828 <5>
- Plateau Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- The Plateau Cemetery is located in Traverse County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau Cemetery
- Concordia Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Concordia Cemetery is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Bethel Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethel Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Peever
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Peever Flats
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Peever Flats is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peever Flats
- Sisseton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ortley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Eden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Browns Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Browns Valley is located in Traverse County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Waubay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roslyn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Summit
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lake City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Beardsley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Claire City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Marvin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Corona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Webster
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Veblen
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hillhead
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hillhead is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhead
- Estimated population in 2014: 990 people
- New Effington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
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 Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Roberts County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beardsley
- Browns Valley
- Lake City
- Marvin
- Marvin lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Bethel Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Marvin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- New Effington
- Peever
- Rosholt
- Sisseton
- Summit
- Summit lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Bethel Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Summit.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Twin Brooks
- Veblen
- Veblen lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Bethel Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Veblen.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veblen
- Waubay
- Waubay lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Bethel Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waubay.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubay
- Webster
- Wilmot
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Bethel Lutheran Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Dakota:
- Pages specific to Roberts 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 Lutheran Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1263896 (Bethel Lutheran Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1263896 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: Roberts
- Est. Elev: 619 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Drywood Lakes
- Location given for Bethel Lutheran Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.5427375 Lon: -97.1359168
- 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 Roberts, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bethel Lutheran 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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