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:
34.1915, -84.2202
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 Forsyth County<2>.
The county seat for Forsyth County is located in Cumming. Cumming lies just to the east northeast 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 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Bethlehem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethlehem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Macedonia Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mars Hill Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Cemetery
- Bagley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bagley Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Cumming City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cumming City Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumming City Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Poole Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Poole Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Liberty Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The James Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Haw Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Haw Creek Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Creek Cemetery
- Sewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sewell Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell Cemetery
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- Heard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Heard Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard Cemetery
- Orange Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Becker Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Becker Family Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becker Family Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Sharon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- Sawnee View Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Hightower Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Hightower Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hightower Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Old Hightower Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hightower Church Cemetery
- Union Hill Methodist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Phillips Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Faith Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch 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:
- Cumming
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Free Home
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Free Home is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Home
- Milton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fields Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fields Crossroads is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Crossroads
- Ocee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ocee is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocee
- Orange
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Orange is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Alpharetta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ophir
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ophir is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- White City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Johns Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Barrettsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
- Silver City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Harmony
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Harmony is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Buffington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Buffington is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffington
- Hickory Flat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hickory Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
- Suwanee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Duluth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Buford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ball Ground
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Roswell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Berkeley Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rest Haven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rest Haven is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Chestatee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
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 Forsyth County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethlehem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alpharetta
- Buford
- Cumming
- Duluth
- Roswell
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 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 Georgia:
- Pages specific to Forsyth 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 #1673338 (Bethlehem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1673338 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: Forsyth
- Est. Elev: 349 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cumming
- Location given for Bethlehem Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.1914853 Lon: -84.2201972
- 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 Georgia's counties, including Forsyth, 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 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. |
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