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. 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 Bethany Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethany Cemetery:
30.2802, -97.6873
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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.
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The City Cemetery is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery Annex
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Texas State Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rogers Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Rogers Hill Cemetery is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Hill Cemetery
- Burdett Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hornsby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fiskville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Fiskville Cemetery is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiskville Cemetery
- Austin Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Assumption Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Jones Cemeteries
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Decker Free Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tucker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Williamson Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hunter Cemetery is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
- Puckett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Puckett Cemetery is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett Cemetery
- Gregg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Gregg Cemetery is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Cemetery
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)
- Rollingwood is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
- Villa Siesta Retirement Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Lake Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Lake Hills is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,254 people
- Sunset Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pilot Knob
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Manor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lost Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lost Creek is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Kings Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kings Village is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Village
- Garfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Webberville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Barton Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Barton Creek is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Creek
- Tanglewood Forest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tanglewood Forest is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Forest
- Onion Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Onion Creek is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onion Creek
- 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)
- Wells Branch is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Branch
- Manchaca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- San Leanna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- San Leanna is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Leanna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
- Carl
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jollyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jollyville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollyville
- Windemere
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Windemere is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windemere
- Shady Hollow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Hollow is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hollow
- Creedmoor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Anderson Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson Mill is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Mill
- New Sweden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Sweden is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
- Pflugerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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.
- Austin
- Manor
- Manor lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Bethany Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Manor.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
- Pflugerville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Bethany Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Travis 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 Bethany Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1330471 (Bethany Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1330471 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: Travis
- Est. Elev: 166 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Austin East
- Location given for Bethany Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.2802085 Lon: -97.6872261
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bethany Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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. |
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