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:
33.9823, -86.2666
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 Etowah County<2>.
The county seat for Etowah County is located in Gadsden. Gadsden lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east 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 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Bethlehem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethlehem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gallant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Gallant Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant Cemetery
- Sauls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Sauls Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauls Cemetery
- Altoona Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Altoona Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona Cemetery
- Moody Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Moody Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
- Moodys Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Robbins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Robbins Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
- Mauldin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mauldin Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldin Cemetery
- Conn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Conn Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conn Cemetery
- Altoona - Walnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Altoona - Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona - Walnut Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Altoona - Walnut Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Walnut Grove.
- Ellison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ellison Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Cemetery
- Deerman Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Deerman Chapel Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerman Chapel Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Brasher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Brasher Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasher Cemetery
- Dillard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dillard Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard Cemetery
- Morton Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cornelius Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cornelius Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelius Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Beason / Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Choate Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Choate Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choate Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Howelton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Howelton Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Gallant
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Nix ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Nix is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Steele
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Altoona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Howelton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Whitney Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
- Ivalee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ivalee is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivalee
- Benson ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Benson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Bird ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bird is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Taits Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Taits Gap is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taits Gap
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Egypt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Hoods Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hoods Crossroads is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods Crossroads
- Wynnville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Appalachian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Appalachian is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appalachian
- Straight Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Straight Mountain is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Mountain
- Ashville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Attalla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Aurora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Fridays Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fridays Crossing is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridays Crossing
- Highland Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Lake is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Bennettsville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bennettsville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
- Greer ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Snead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Susan Moore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Susan Moore is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan Moore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Clarence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
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 Etowah County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethlehem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Etowah 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 #140462 (Bethlehem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #140462 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: Etowah
- Est. Elev: 251 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hyatt Gap
- Location given for Bethlehem Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.9823197 Lon: -86.2666456
- 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 Etowah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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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