A visit to the Bethlehem 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 Bethlehem Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethlehem Cemetery:
33.5804, -85.7697
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Calhoun County<2>.
The county seat for Calhoun County is located in Anniston. Anniston lies just to the north northwest of the Bethlehem Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bethlehem Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Bethlehem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethlehem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
- Oconee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Oconee Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Forestlawn Gardens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oxford Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Oxford.
- The Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Antioch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1786988 <5>
- Highland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Anniston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23411 <5>
- Trinity Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hillside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Anniston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23447 <5>
- New Prospect Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Prospect Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Choccolocco
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Ragan Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Davistown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Davistown Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davistown Cemetery
- Edgemont Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Edgemont Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont Cemetery
- Westview Gardens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eden Hills Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coldwater Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Coldwater Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater Cemetery
- The Coldwater Cemetery has also been known as:
- Coldwater Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #262899 <5>
- Good Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Iron City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Iron City Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bethlehem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethlehem Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Friendship
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Friendship is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Abel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Abel is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- De Armanville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- De Armanville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Armanville
- Oxford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chinnabee ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chinnabee is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinnabee
- Kentuck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kentuck is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Hobson City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hobson City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Anniston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Choccolocco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Choccolocco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choccolocco
- Oxanna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oxanna is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxanna
- Cobb Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cobb Town is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- Silver Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Silver Run is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Elder
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Hollis Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hollis Crossroads is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Crossroads
- Blue Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Mountain is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Iron City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Iron City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Fort McClellan ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fort McClellan is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McClellan
- Coldwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Coldwater is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Saks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saks is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saks
- Eulaton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eulaton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulaton
- Grant Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Grant Town is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Haynes Crossroad
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Delta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Munford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Heflin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leatherwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leatherwood is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Bynum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bynum is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Bynum has also been known as:
- Bynum's
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 Bethlehem Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Calhoun County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethlehem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anniston
- Fort McClellan - Historic
- Heflin
- Oxanna
- Oxford
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Bethlehem Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Calhoun 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 Bethlehem Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #162140 (Bethlehem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #162140 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: Calhoun
- Est. Elev: 219 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oxford
- Location given for Bethlehem Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.5803841 Lon: -85.7696849
- 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 Alabama's counties, including Calhoun, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bethlehem 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. |
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