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:
31.2566, -85.4847
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 Houston County<2>.
The county seat for Houston County is located in Dothan. Dothan lies just to the east southeast 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 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.
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- Bay Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bay Springs Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Springs Cemetery
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Pinckard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Pinckard Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckard Cemetery
- Little Vine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Little Vine Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Vine Cemetery
- Memory Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Memory Hill Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Hill Cemetery
- Grimes UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Grimes UMC Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Grimes UMC Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Grimes.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2275046 <5>
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Selma Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Selma Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma Cemetery
- The Selma Cemetery has also been known as:
- Selma Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2594112 <5>
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Beulah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Dothan City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Dothan City Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dothan City Cemetery
- Sylvan Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- Gates of Heaven Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Newton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- The Newton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Newton City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24991 <5>
- New Corinth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The New Corinth Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Corinth Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Hurts Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Hurts Chapel Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurts Chapel Cemetery
- Gardens of Memory Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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:
- Grimes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grimes is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
- Tidwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tidwell is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Napier Field
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Napier Field is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier Field
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Midland City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dothan
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pinckard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Taylor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
- Parker Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Parker Village is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Village
- Parish
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Malvern
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Newton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Newton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Rehobeth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rehobeth is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,699 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Kinsey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kinsey is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,293 people
- Headland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Merritts Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Merritts Crossroads is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritts Crossroads
- Keyton's
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Keyton's is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyton's
- Cowarts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Webb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Slocomb
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ewell is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Hodgesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hodgesville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgesville
- Avon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Avon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Daleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dundee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dundee is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Barber
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Barber is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Newville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Fort Rucker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clayhatchee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Clayhatchee is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 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 Houston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethlehem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Daleville
- Dothan
- Headland
- Midland City
- Napier Field
- Newton
- Newville
- Parish
- Pinckard
- Slocomb
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 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 Houston 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 #149899 (Bethlehem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #149899 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: Houston
- Est. Elev: 96 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Midland City
- Location given for Bethlehem Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.2565628 Lon: -85.4846563
- 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 Houston, 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 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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