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:
29.9050, -82.6353
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 Columbia County<2>.
The county seat for Columbia County is located in Lake City. Lake City lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the north 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 25 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.
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Elim Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Elim Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elim Cemetery
- Ft. White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ft. White Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. White Cemetery
- Philippi Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Heavenly Rest Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- High Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The High Springs Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Springs Cemetery
- New Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pine Hills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Hills Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hills Cemetery
- Asberry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Asberry Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberry Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Damascus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Damascus Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Cemetery
- Old Fort White Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Old Fort White Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fort White Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Fort White Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Fort White.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2282920 <5>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Spring Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Spring Ridge Cemetery is located in Gilchrist County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Ridge Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Farnell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Farnell Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnell Cemetery
- Nobel Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Nobel Hill Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobel Hill Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Ichetucknee Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Ichetucknee Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ichetucknee Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ichetucknee Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Fort White.
- Mt. Horeb Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Horeb Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Gilchrist County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Horeb Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Mt. Horeb Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Horeb Baptist Church Cemetery
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
- Mt. Horeb Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2158461 <5>
- Richard Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ft. Call Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Ft. Call Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Call Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Bethlehem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethlehem Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fort White
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- High Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Alachua
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burnetts Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burnetts Lake is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnetts Lake
- Worthington Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Waters Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waters Lake is located in Gilchrist County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Lake
- La Crosse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hague
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hague is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hague
- Little Lake City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Little Lake City is located in Gilchrist County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Lake City
- Lulu
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newberry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Branford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jonesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Brooker
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lake City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lake Butler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Watertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Watertown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Rutledge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rutledge is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- McColskey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- McColskey is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McColskey
- O'Brien
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Five Points is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Trenton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Columbia County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethlehem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alachua
- Branford
- High Springs
- Lake Butler
- Lake City
- Newberry
- Trenton
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 websites either 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 Florida:
- Pages specific to Columbia 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 #2547182 (Bethlehem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2547182 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: Columbia
- Est. Elev: 24 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fort White
- Location given for Bethlehem Cemetery:
- Lat: 29.905 Lon: -82.6352778
- 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 Florida's counties, including Columbia, 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' 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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