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:
34.4476, -86.8764
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 Morgan County<2>.
The county seat for Morgan County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northwest 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 5 miles [8 km] of the Bethlehem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethlehem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Reeves Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Reeves Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Cemetery
- Waugh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Waugh Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh Cemetery
- New Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The New Center Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Center Cemetery
- New Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The New Center Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Center Cemetery
- Slayton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Slayton Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayton Cemetery
- Shoal Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Shoal Creek Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek Cemetery
- Rountree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Rountree Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rountree Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Hartselle Memory Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Brindley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Brindley Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindley Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Gum Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Gum Springs Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Burning Tree Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Key Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Key Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Cemetery
- Garner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Garner Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Cemetery
- Garner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Garner Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Cemetery
- Somerville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Somerville Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
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]<3> of the Bethlehem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethlehem Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hartselle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Leesdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Somerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Falkville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Burningtree Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Priceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lacon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lacon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
- Flint City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Cedar Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Winton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Eva
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Florette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Westlake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Russell Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Valhermoso Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Decatur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <5>
- Swancott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Simpson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Austinville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Mooresville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Danville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Triana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Moulton Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
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. The following communities are located in Morgan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethlehem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Decatur
- Falkville
- Hartselle
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Morgan 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 #139705 (Bethlehem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #139705 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: Morgan
- Est. Elev: 208 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hartselle
- Location given for Bethlehem Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4475945 Lon: -86.8763929
- 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 Morgan, 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 obstructions 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |