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:
33.5768, -85.6466
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 Cleburne County<2>.
The county seat for Cleburne County is located in Heflin. Heflin lies just to the northeast of the Bethlehem Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 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.
- Greens Chapel Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony Cemetery
- Davistown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Davistown Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davistown Cemetery
- Hepsabah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hepsabah Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepsabah Cemetery
- Beason Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Beason Grove Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beason Grove Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Iron City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Iron City Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City Cemetery
- New Prospect Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Ragan Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Heflin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Heflin Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heflin Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Hanna Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Hanna Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Oconee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Oconee Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Cemetery
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Old Liberty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Liberty Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Liberty Cemetery
- Evans Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Evans Chapel Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Chapel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Hollis Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hollis Crossroads is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Crossroads
- Abel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Abel is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- Heflin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Choccolocco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Choccolocco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choccolocco
- De Armanville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- De Armanville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Armanville
- Iron City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Iron City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Micaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- Friendship
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Friendship is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Delta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chinnabee ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chinnabee is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinnabee
- Elder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Haynes Crossroad
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fort McClellan ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fort McClellan is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McClellan
- Oxford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kentuck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kentuck is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Edwardsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Anniston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- White Plains is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Ai
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Oxanna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oxanna is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxanna
- Hobson City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hobson City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Christiana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Christiana is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Milner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Milner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Morrison Crossroad
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Morrison Crossroad is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Crossroad
- Saks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saks is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saks
- Blue Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Mountain is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
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 Cleburne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethlehem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anniston
- Edwardsville
- 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 Cleburne 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 #1805467 (Bethlehem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1805467 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: Cleburne
- Est. Elev: 293 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hollis Crossroads
- Location given for Bethlehem Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.5767741 Lon: -85.646626
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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 Cleburne, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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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