NW 63rd and Rockwell Avenue 
Bethany 
Oklahoma County 
Oklahoma  USA 
Postal Code: 73008

Cemetery notes and/or description: 
 
When the town of Bethany was started, the nearest cemetery was located 5 miles 
north of Bethany, dirt road all the way, and the cemetery in Oklahoma City was 7 
miles away, 4 miles of which was a dirt road. There was a small country school by 
the name of Goff located on one acre of land at the northeast corner of the 
intersection of N.W. 63rd Street and West Avenue, (now Rockwell Avenue.) This 
school was consolidated with the Putnam City School prior to 1916.  
 
On June 17, 1916, Mr. C. F. Elrich, a trustee of the school, deeded to Mr. W. J. 
Spence this one-acre on which the school house was located and used as the school 
ground. On the same date, Mr. Spence sold to the Bethany Cemetery Association the 
same one-acre. On April 29, 1929, Mr. J. W. Wheeler sold to Brack McLain and J.N. 
Bales the west 5 acres of the section. These two men cut the 5 acres into burial lots 
and began to sell lots. December 17, 1941, the 5 acres were sold to the Bethany 
Cemetery Association.  
 
In 1958, Erin Investment Company sold the Bethany Cemetery Association a tract of 
land 281 feet east and west by 811 feet north and south this making up the present 
cemetery property. Bethany Cemetery is divided into 12 sections (see cemetery map 
photo) and well maintained by the City of Bethany.  
 
If you need information regarding interments at the cemetery, you can call (405) 
789-2992 or (405) 789-6005. 
 
Mailing Address: 
Bethany Cemetery 
5300 N. Central Road  
Bethany, Oklahoma 73008

Interactive map and GPS data: 
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 35.53821, Longitude: -97.63567

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