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:
34.5585, -87.6262
The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Franklin County<1>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Russellville. Russellville lies just to the west 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 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> of the Bethlehem Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethlehem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pennington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Aycock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Aycock Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aycock Cemetery
- Osborn Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Osborn Hill Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn Hill Cemetery
- Bobo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tharptown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bob Saint Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hyde Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hyde Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kirkland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethsaida Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Young Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Tharp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Tharp Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tharp Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Number 6 Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Number 6 Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number 6 Cemetery
- Counts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sibley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sibley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley Cemetery
- Gargis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gargis Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargis Cemetery
- Ligon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ligon Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligon Cemetery
- Old Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Henson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Henson Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henson Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Friendship MB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gargas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Bethlehem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethlehem Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Littleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Mehama ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Russellville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Spring Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- White House Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
- Churntown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Edmond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Leighton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spruce Pine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tuscumbia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Muscle Shoals
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hatton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Belgreen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sheffield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Nitrate City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Phil Campbell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Town Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Florence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethlehem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Leighton
- Muscle Shoals
- Phil Campbell
- Russellville
- Sheffield
- Town Creek
- Tuscumbia
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 professional and volunteer 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 Franklin 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 #136122 (Bethlehem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #136122 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 179 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Russellville
- Location given for Bethlehem Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5584266 Lon: -87.6258622
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Bethlehem Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |