About Bethel Cemetery
Bethel Cemetery is a cemetery near Salem, Polk County, Oregon. It lies about 9.6 mi southeast of Salem. The grounds sit at about 236 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including John Eliphalet Smith and Willetta Moore Smith. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1117563. The nearest other listed cemetery is Zena Cemetery, about 3.0 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Restlawn Memory Gardens & Funeral Home in Salem, about 7.0 mi away. It is one of 34 cemeteries we list in Polk County, and 19 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Salem. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Bethel Cemetery
Among them: 1 scientist.
- John Eliphalet Smith1878-1963American geology professor and botanical collector
- Willetta Moore Smith1894-1977American botanical collector
People whose Wikidata entry gives Bethel Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
45.03206, -123.18481
What Bethel Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Zena CemeterySalem, ORCemetery3.0 mi
- Etna CemeteryDallas, ORCemetery4.4 mi
- Brigittine Monastery CemeteryAmity, ORCemetery5.7 mi
- Amity CemeteryAmity, ORCemetery5.9 mi
- Hopewell CemeteryAmity, ORCemetery6.4 mi
- Restlawn Memory Gardens CemeterySalem, ORCemetery6.9 mi
- Fast CemeteryDallas, ORCemetery7.2 mi
- Ball CemeterySheridan, ORCemetery7.5 mi
- Claggett CemeteryKeizer, ORCemetery7.7 mi
- Taylor CemeteryAmity, ORCemetery7.9 mi
Funeral homes near Bethel Cemetery
- Restlawn Memory Gardens & Funeral Home7.0 miFuneral home · Salem · (503) 585-1373
- Keizer Funeral Chapel8.3 miFuneral chapel · Keizer · (503) 393-7037
- Virgil T Golden Funeral Service9.6 miFuneral home · Salem · (503) 364-2257
- Bollman Funeral Home9.9 miFuneral home · Dallas · (503) 623-3286
- Howell, Edwards, Doerksen With Rigdon-ransom Funeral Directors10.0 miFuneral home · Salem · (503) 581-3911
- City View Funeral Home and Cemetery10 miFuneral home · Salem · (503) 363-8652
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