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:
33.7476, -87.8003
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 Fayette County<2>.
The county seat for Fayette County is located in Fayette. Fayette lies just to the south southwest 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 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Bethlehem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethlehem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Porter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Fayette Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Fayette Memorial Gardens is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fayette Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Fayette.
- The Fayette Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Heritage Memorial Cemetery
- McConnell Family Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25089 <5>
- Shirley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Elbethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Elbethel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel Cemetery
- El Bethel Independent Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Glover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Glover Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Cemetery
- Fowler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Fowler Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Cemetery
- Housh Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Housh Chapel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Housh Chapel Cemetery
- Rehobeth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Rehobeth Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth Cemetery
- Gilpin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Gilpin Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilpin Cemetery
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Fayette City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Fayette City Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette City Cemetery
- Whitson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Whitson Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitson Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Hollingsworth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- Bankhead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bankhead Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead Cemetery
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- New River Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The New River Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River Cemetery
- Sand Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sand Springs Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs 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:
- Old Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Fayette
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rossland City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rossland City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
- Kirkland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Belk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belk is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Bankston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Bazemore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bazemore is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazemore
- Berry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Allen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Winfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gu - Win
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gu - Win is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gu - Win
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kennedy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- New Lexington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Eldridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ashcraft Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
- Guin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Hightogy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hightogy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
- Kansas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kansas is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Rock City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rock City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Vernon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Yampertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Yampertown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yampertown
- Carbon Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Beaverton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Twin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Twin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
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 Fayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethlehem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Berry
- Berry lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Bethlehem Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Berry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Carbon Hill
- Guin
- Guin lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Bethlehem Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Guin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guin
- Kennedy
- Vernon
- Winfield
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Fayette 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 #158509 (Bethlehem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #158509 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: Fayette
- Est. Elev: 117 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fayette
- Location given for Bethlehem Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.7476078 Lon: -87.8002966
- 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 Fayette, 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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