Bethany Cemetery in Edinburg, Illinois

About

Get directions Edinburg, Illinois, USA

Coordinates: 39.62130, -89.44920
Cemetery ID:

Members have Contributed

About these numbers These percentages indicate the number of Find a Grave memorials that have a grave photo or GPS coordinates. We don't know the total number of burials in a cemetery, so we cannot calculate a percentage of those with memorials, photos or GPS coordinates.

Photos

See 3 more

6 open photo requests.

The Bethany Cemetery is located in South Fork Township, Christian County, Illinois about five miles southwest of Edinburg. It is located in what has been called the Richardson Settlement.

In 1829, two Richardson brothers with their families, moved to that part of the county. Robert & William Richardson came from North Carolina to Christian County, Kentucky. They then moved from Christian County, Kentucky, to Christian County, Illinois. William lived on the east side of the prairie; Robert on the west. Robert was a great Methodist worker, and helped start the first Methodist Church in that colony. It was later replaced by a larger & very beautiful church for that day. Some years ago (mid-1960's) the newer church ceased to be used (their congregation became too small to support it) and is now gone; the large lovely graveyard is still there and in use.

Source: "Christian County, Illinois Cemetery Inscriptions, Vol. III, Bethany Cemetery" (1970)

The Bethany Cemetery is located in South Fork Township, Christian County, Illinois about five miles southwest of Edinburg. It is located in what has been called the Richardson Settlement.

Source: "Christian County, Illinois Cemetery Inscriptions, Vol. III, Bethany Cemetery" (1970)