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A visit to the Betheny Churchyard Cemetery ...


The location of the Betheny Churchyard Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Betheny Churchyard Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   39.0965°   (39° 5' 47")

Lon:   -81.0215°   (-81° 1' 17")

The Betheny Churchyard Cemetery is located in Ritchie County<2>.

The county seat for Ritchie County is located in Harrisville. Harrisville lies just to the north of the Betheny Churchyard Cemetery .

Name Variations for Betheny Churchyard Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

We have seen the following variation for Betheny Churchyard Cemetery:

  • Betheny Church Yard Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Betheny Churchyard Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to West Virginia:
  • Pages specific to Ritchie County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Betheny Churchyard Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Betheny Churchyard Cemetery.

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

    • Burnt House
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt House
      • Burnt House is located in Ritchie County
    • Slab
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slab have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
      • Slab is located in Ritchie County
    • Smithville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
      • Smithville is located in Ritchie County
    • Berea
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berea have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
      • Berea is located in Ritchie County
    • Cokeleys
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cokeleys have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeleys
      • Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County
    • Cantwell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
      • Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
    • Newberne
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberne
      • Newberne is located in Gilmer County
    • Pullman
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
      • Pullman is located in Ritchie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • Harrisville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
      • Harrisville is located in Ritchie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisville <4>
    • Freed
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freed have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freed
      • Freed is located in Calhoun County
    • Auburn
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
      • Auburn is located in Ritchie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
    • Cornwallis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwallis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis
      • Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Cairo
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Oxbow
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxbow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
        • Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
      • Ellenboro
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Grantsville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Alice
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
        • Alice is located in Gilmer County
      • Conings
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conings have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conings
        • Conings is located in Gilmer County
      • Grove
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
        • Grove is located in Doddridge County
      • Toll Gate
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toll Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Gate
        • Toll Gate is located in Ritchie County
      • Pennsboro
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Rusk
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rusk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
        • Rusk is located in Ritchie County
      • League
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for League
        • League is located in Ritchie County
      • Glenville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Troy
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
        • Troy is located in Gilmer County
      • Duckworth
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duckworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckworth
        • Duckworth is located in Doddridge County
      • Petroleum
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petroleum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
        • Petroleum is located in Ritchie 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 Betheny Churchyard Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ritchie County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Betheny Churchyard Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Buzzard Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buzzard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Buzzard Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buzzard Cemetery
    • King Knob Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Knob Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The King Knob Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Knob Cemetery
    • Frederick Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Indian Creek Churchyard Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Creek Churchyard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Indian Creek Churchyard Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Creek Churchyard Cemetery
    • Cunningham Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cunningham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cunningham Cemetery
    • Hardman Chapel Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardman Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hardman Chapel Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardman Chapel Cemetery
    • Frederick Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Frederick Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Frederick Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
      • The Frederick Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Grass Run Cemetery
      • N.H. Frederick Cemetery
      • Nicholas H. Frederick Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frederick Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2590590 <7>
    • Westfall Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westfall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Westfall Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westfall Cemetery
    • Ayers Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ayers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ayers Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ayers Cemetery
    • Moyers Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moyers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Moyers Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moyers Cemetery
    • Haught Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haught Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Haught Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haught Cemetery
    • New Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The New Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Mt. Olive Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Burnt House.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Mt. Olive Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
      • Pine Grove Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
      • Morris Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Morris Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Cemetery
      • Fox Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fox Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fox Cemetery
      • Fluharty Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fluharty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fluharty Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fluharty Cemetery
      • IOOF Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
      • Saunders Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saunders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Saunders Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saunders Cemetery
      • Pullman Churchyard Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pullman Churchyard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pullman Churchyard Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pullman Churchyard Cemetery

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

    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 Betheny Churchyard Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1688926  (Betheny Churchyard)
      • Note: GNIS record #1688926 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: Smithville
      • County: Ritchie         Elev: 227
      • Location given for GNIS #1688926 (Betheny Churchyard)

    The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.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 West Virginia's counties, including Ritchie, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Betheny Churchyard Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0965, Longitude: -81.0215       In this case, the coordinates for the Betheny Churchyard Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <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.
    <7>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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