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A visit to the Bethany Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   30.2802°   (30° 16' 48")

Lon:   -97.6873°   (-97° 41' 14")

The Bethany Cemetery is located in Travis County<1>.

The county seat for Travis County is located in Austin. Austin lies just to the west southwest of the Bethany Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> of the Bethany Cemetery.<3>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Bethany Cemetery.

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

  • Austin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Daffan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Del Valle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rollingwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollingwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
    • Rollingwood is located in Travis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
  • Villa Siesta Retirement Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Villa Siesta Retirement Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Siesta Retirement Village
    • Villa Siesta Retirement Village is located in Travis County
  • West Lake Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Lake Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Hills
    • West Lake Hills is located in Travis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,254 people
  • Sunset Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Valley
    • Sunset Valley is located in Travis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset Valley <6>
  • Pilot Knob
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Manor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
    • Manor is located in Travis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,767 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manor <6>
  • Lost Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
    • Lost Creek is located in Travis County
  • Kings Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Village
    • Kings Village is located in Travis County
  • Garfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
    • Garfield is located in Travis County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Garfield
    • From the Bethany Cemetery to Garfield
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Webberville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Barton Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barton Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Creek
      • Barton Creek is located in Travis County
    • Tanglewood Forest
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Forest
      • Tanglewood Forest is located in Travis County
    • Onion Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onion Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onion Creek
      • Onion Creek is located in Travis County
    • Elroy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Three Points
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Wells Branch
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Branch
      • Wells Branch is located in Travis County
    • Manchaca
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • San Leanna
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Leanna have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Leanna
      • San Leanna is located in Travis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
    • Carl
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carl. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
      • Carl is located in Travis County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Carl
      • From the Bethany Cemetery to Carl
    • Jollyville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jollyville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollyville
      • Jollyville is located in Williamson County
    • Windemere
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windemere have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windemere
      • Windemere is located in Travis County
    • Shady Hollow
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hollow
      • Shady Hollow is located in Travis County
    • Creedmoor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creedmoor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creedmoor
      • Creedmoor is located in Travis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creedmoor <6>
    • Anderson Mill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Mill
      • Anderson Mill is located in Williamson County
    • New Sweden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Sweden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
      • New Sweden is located in Travis County
    • Pflugerville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pflugerville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pflugerville
      • Pflugerville is located in Travis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,826 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pflugerville <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 Bethany Cemetery. The following communities are located in Travis County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 helpful 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 Bethany Cemetery:

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 Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1330471  (Bethany Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1330471 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Austin East
    • County: Travis         Elev: 166
    • Location given for GNIS #1330471 (Bethany Cemetery)

The official website for Travis County: www.co.travis.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Travis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bethany Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.2802, Longitude: -97.6873    
<3>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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