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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethlehem Cemetery

Lat:   33.1021°   (33° 6' 7")

Lon:   -92.5007°   (-92° 30' 2")

The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.

The county seat for Union County is located in El Dorado. El Dorado lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Bethlehem Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Bethlehem Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethlehem Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Hillsboro Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillsboro Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillsboro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hillsboro Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Golden Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Golden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Golden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Golden Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Cane Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cane Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cane Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cane Creek Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Craig Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Craig Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Craig Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Craig Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Center Point Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Point Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Center Point Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Urbana Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Urbana Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Urbana Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Urbana Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Free Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Free Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Free Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Free Union Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Knowles Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knowles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knowles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Knowles Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Brock Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brock Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brock Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Smyrna Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smyrna Cemetery
      • The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Olive Branch Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olive Branch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olive Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Laran Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Laran Cemetery is located in Union Parish (LA)
    • Free Hope Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Free Hope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Free Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Free Hope Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Forest Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Hughes Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hughes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hughes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hughes Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pilgrims Rest Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Rhodes Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rhodes Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rhodes Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rhodes Chapel Cemetery is located in Union County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 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.

  • Urbana
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
    • Urbana is located in Union County
  • Lawson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
    • Lawson is located in Union County
  • Strong
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Perdue City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perdue City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue City
    • Perdue City is located in Union County
  • Blanchard Springs ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Springs
    • Blanchard Springs is located in Union County
  • Crain City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crain City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain City
    • Crain City is located in Union County
  • Oakland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Oakland is located in Union Parish (LA)
  • Truxno
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Truxno. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxno
    • Truxno is located in Union Parish (LA)
  • El Dorado
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Spearsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spearsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
    • Spearsville is located in Union Parish (LA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spearsville <5>
  • Lapile
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lapile. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapile
    • Lapile is located in Union County
  • Scotland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
    • Scotland is located in Union County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Junction City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
      • Junction City is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
    • Junction City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
      • Junction City is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
    • Wards Mill ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wards Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Mill
      • Wards Mill is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
    • Lillie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lillie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillie
      • Lillie is located in Union Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lillie <5>
    • Bolding
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolding
      • Bolding is located in Union County
    • Calion
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calion
      • Calion is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
    • Moro Bay
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moro Bay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro Bay
      • Moro Bay is located in Bradley County
    • Norphlet
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norphlet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norphlet
      • Norphlet is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
    • Pisgah
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
      • Pisgah is located in Union Parish (LA)
    • Huttig
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huttig have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huttig
      • Huttig is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
    • Dumas City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dumas City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas City
      • Dumas City is located in Union County
    • Sandy Land
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Land
      • Sandy Land is located in Union County

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 Union County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethlehem Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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:

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 #59596  (Bethlehem Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #59596 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Lockhart
    • County: Union         Elev: 82
    • Location given for GNIS #59596 (Bethlehem Cemetery)

The official website for Union County: www.co.union.ar.us/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

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 Arkansas' counties, including Union, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bethlehem Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1021, Longitude: -92.5007       In this case, the coordinates for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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