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. 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 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethel Cemetery:
43.0386, -89.8907
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bethel Cemetery is located in Iowa County<2>.
The county seat for Iowa County is located in Dodgeville. Dodgeville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Bethel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bethel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 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.
- White Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jennieton Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jennieton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jennieton Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennieton Cemetery
- Ruggles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Ruggles Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles Cemetery
- Eastside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Eastside Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastside Cemetery
- German Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwell Mills Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Bridgets Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arena Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Arena Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Griffith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Griffith Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- St. Ignatius Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Side Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The North Side Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Side Cemetery
- Culver Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Culver Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver Cemetery
- Long Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Long Valley Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley Cemetery
- Perry Luterhan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Old Black Earth Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Black Earth Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Black Earth Cemetery
- The Old Black Earth Cemetery has also been known as:
- George Beaty Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2405349 <5>
- St. Barnabas Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Barnabas Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Barnabas Cemetery
- The St. Barnabas Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Barnabus Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88898 <5>
- Old Helena Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Helena Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Helena Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Garrison Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- Barneveld
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Barneveld is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barneveld
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
- Blue Mounds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Blue Mounds is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mounds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Ridgeway
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeway is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Elvers
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elvers is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvers
- Hyde
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hyde is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
- Mount Horeb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Horeb is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,563 people
- Arena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Arena is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Black Earth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Black Earth is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Earth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
- Pleasant Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Mazomanie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mazomanie is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazomanie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,715 people
- Hollandale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hollandale is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Klevenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Klevenville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klevenville
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Cassell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cassell is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassell
- Helena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Helena is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Spring Green
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Green is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Dodgeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dodgeville is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
- Cross Plains
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Plains is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,280 people
- Moscow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Moscow is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Blanchardville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Blanchardville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchardville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Marxville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marxville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marxville
- Witwen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Witwen is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witwen
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 Iowa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arena
- Black Earth
- Blanchardville
- Dodgeville
- Hollandale
- Mazomanie
- Mount Horeb
- Plain
- Prairie du Sac village
- Sauk City
- Spring Green
- Verona
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 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Iowa 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1561626 (Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1561626 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: Iowa
- Est. Elev: 371 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Barneveld
- Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.0386074 Lon: -89.8906789
- 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 Wisconsin's counties, including Iowa, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bethel 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. |