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A visit to the Bethelhem 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 Bethelhem Cemetery ...

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

43.0103, -98.8045

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

The Bethelhem Cemetery is located in Gregory County<2>.

The county seat for Gregory County is located in Burke. Burke lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Bethelhem Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Bethelhem Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Bethelhem Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Old Settlers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Old Settlers Cemetery is located in Boyd County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Settlers Cemetery
  • St. Anthony's Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Anthony's Catholic Cemetery is located in Gregory County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony's Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Anthony's Catholic Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Fairfax.
    • The St. Anthony's Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Anthony's Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97519 <5>
  • Highland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in Gregory County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Boyd County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
  • Butte Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Butte Cemetery is located in Boyd County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Butte Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Butte (NE).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100443 <5>
  • St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery is located in Boyd County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Butte (NE).
    • The St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Butte Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101412 <5>
  • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Boyd County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Boyd County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
  • Rosebud Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Rosebud Cemetery is located in Gregory County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Gregory County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
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    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Randall Valley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Ducharme Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Ducharme Cemetery is located in Charles Mix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducharme Cemetery
    • Bohemian Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Boyd County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
    • Old Immanuel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Old Immanuel Cemetery is located in Boyd County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Immanuel Cemetery
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Boyd County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Free Methodist Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Boyd County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Boyd County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys 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 Bethelhem Cemetery.

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

  • Anoka
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Anoka is located in Boyd County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anoka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
  • Fairfax
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Butte
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Butte is located in Boyd County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butte <6>
  • Bonesteel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • East Gregory
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • East Gregory is located in Gregory County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gregory
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
  • Spencer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Gross
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Gross is located in Boyd County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2 people
  • Pickstown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Naper
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Naper is located in Boyd County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naper
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naper <6>
  • Saint Charles
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Bristow
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Andes
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Geddes
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Geddes is located in Charles Mix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geddes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geddes <6>
    • Dustin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Dustin is located in Holt County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin
    • Paddock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Paddock is located in Holt County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock
    • Marty
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Marty is located in Charles Mix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marty
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 402 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marty <6>
    • Ravinia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Herrick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Lynch
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Lynch is located in Boyd County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynch <6>

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 Bethelhem Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gregory County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Anoka
    • Anoka lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Bethelhem Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Anoka.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anoka
  • Bonesteel
  • Bristow
  • Burke
    • Burke lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Bethelhem Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Burke.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
  • Butte
    • Butte lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Bethelhem Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Butte.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte
  • Fairfax
  • Geddes
    • Geddes lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Bethelhem Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Geddes.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geddes
  • Gross
    • Gross lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Bethelhem Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gross.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross
  • Herrick
  • Lake Andes
  • Lynch
    • Lynch lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Bethelhem Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lynch.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
  • Monowi
    • Monowi lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Bethelhem Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Monowi.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monowi
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Continue List   (5 more)
      • Naper lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Bethelhem Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Naper.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naper
    • Platte
    • Ravinia
    • Spencer
    • Wagner

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Bethelhem Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Gregory 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 Bethelhem Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1253894  (Bethelhem Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1253894 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: Gregory
      • Est. Elev: 568 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: South Scalp Creek
      • Location given for Bethelhem Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.0102742     Lon: -98.8045319
      • 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 Gregory, 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 from Point A (ie- Bethelhem 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.