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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. 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 Bethel Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   32.1962°   (32° 11' 46")

Lon:   -98.4359°   (-98° 26' 9")

The Bethel Cemetery is located in Erath County<2>.

The county seat for Erath County is located in Stephenville. Stephenville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east of the Bethel Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Bethel Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Lowell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lowell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lowell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lowell Cemetery is located in Erath County
  • Bunyan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bunyan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bunyan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bunyan Cemetery is located in Erath County
  • West End Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West End Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West End Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West End Cemetery is located in Erath County
  • Cow Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cow Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cow Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cow Creek Cemetery is located in Erath County
  • East End Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East End Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East End Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The East End Cemetery is located in Erath County
  • School Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the School Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the School Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The School Hill Cemetery is located in Erath County
  • Corinth Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corinth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corinth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Corinth Cemetery is located in Erath County
  • Lower Green Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Green Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lower Green Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lower Green Creek Cemetery is located in Erath County
  • Upper Green Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upper Green Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upper Green Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Upper Green Creek Cemetery is located in Erath County
  • Ramsey Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ramsey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ramsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Erath County
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Erath County
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Erath County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Old School Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old School Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old School Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old School Hill Cemetery is located in Eastland County
    • Howard Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Howard Cemetery is located in Eastland County
    • Erath Garden of Memory
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Erath Garden of Memory
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Erath Garden of Memory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Erath Garden of Memory is located in Erath County
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Hanson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hanson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hanson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hanson Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Old Dublin Memorial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Dublin Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Dublin Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Dublin Memorial Park is located in Erath County
    • Live Oak Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Live Oak Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Live Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Live Oak Cemetery is located in Erath County
    • Hickey Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hickey Cemetery is located in Erath County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 16 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bethel Cemetery.

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

  • Bunyan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunyan
    • Bunyan is located in Erath County
  • Lingleville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lingleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingleville
    • Lingleville is located in Erath County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lingleville <5>
  • De Leon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Comyn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comyn
    • Comyn is located in Comanche County
  • Desdemona
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Rucker
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
    • Rucker is located in Comanche County
  • Dublin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dublin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
    • Dublin is located in Erath County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,552 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <5>
  • Harbin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
    • Harbin is located in Erath County
  • Stephenville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Hannibal
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hannibal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
    • Hannibal is located in Erath County
  • Gorman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
    • Gorman is located in Eastland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,033 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorman <5>
  • Proctor
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
    • Proctor is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Proctor <5>
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Duster
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Duster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duster
      • Duster is located in Comanche County
    • Alexander
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
      • Alexander is located in Erath County
    • Kokomo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
      • Kokomo is located in Eastland County
    • Ararat ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ararat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
      • Ararat is located in Comanche County

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 Erath County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel 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 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:

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 #1330481  (Bethel Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1330481 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: Lingleville
    • County: Erath         Elev: 399
    • Location given for GNIS #1330481 (Bethel Cemetery)

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

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 Texas' counties, including Erath, 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' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bethel Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1962, Longitude: -98.4359       In this case, the coordinates for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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