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:
31.7649, -86.9905
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 Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Monroeville. Monroeville lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the 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 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Bethlehem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethlehem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jenkins Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Solomon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Solomon Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon Cemetery
- Middleton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Middleton Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton Cemetery
- Midway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Beard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Beard Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
- Grimes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Grimes Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes Cemetery
- Bethel West Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel West Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel West Cemetery
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- Pineview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Pineview Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview Cemetery
- McWilliams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Butler Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pine Flat Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Flat Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Flat Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Watts Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Watts Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Cemetery
- Pineview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Pineview Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview Cemetery
- Turkestan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Turkestan Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkestan Cemetery
- Savannah Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Savannah Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah Cemetery
- Turnbull Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Turnbull Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Shacklesville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Mixonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mixonville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixonville
- Awin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Awin is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Awin
- Commerce
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Commerce is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Schuster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Schuster is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuster
- Pine Apple
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pine Apple is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Apple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- McWilliams
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McWilliams is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
- Shacklesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Shacklesville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacklesville
- Forest Home
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Starlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Starlington is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlington
- Pineville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pineville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Pine Orchard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Orchard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Oak Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Ramah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ramah is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah
- Beatrice
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- McBrydes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- McBrydes is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBrydes
- Buena Vista
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Natchez
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Natchez is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
- Tunnel Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tunnel Springs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Springs
- Former name for Tunnel Springs:
- Kempsville
- Bolling
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bolling is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolling
- Snow Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Snow Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Furman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Furman is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furman
- Lovan ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lovan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovan
- Burnt Corn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Corn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Corn
- Garland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Garland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Georgiana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chapman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Chapman is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
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 Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethlehem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chapman
- Georgiana
- Pine Apple
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 Monroe 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 #136488 (Bethlehem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #136488 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 121 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pine Apple South
- Location given for Bethlehem Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.7648769 Lon: -86.990538
- 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 Monroe, 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |