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:
31.4924, -83.1763
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 Irwin County<2>.
The county seat for Irwin County is located in Ocilla. Ocilla lies just 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 27 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.
- Springhill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Springhill Cemetery is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill Cemetery
- Paulk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Paulk Cemetery is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulk Cemetery
- Lax Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lax Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lax Cemetery
- Lax Community Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brushy Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Brushy Creek Cemetery is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek Cemetery
- Luke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Luke Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Cemetery
- Mt. Paron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Paron Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Paron Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Paulk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Paulk Cemetery is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulk Cemetery
- Riverbend Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Riverbend Cemetery is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend Cemetery
- Luke Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Luke Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Cemetery
- Satilla Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Satilla Cemetery is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satilla Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Jernigan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Jernigan Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jernigan Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Enigma.
- Brogdon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Brogdon Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogdon Cemetery
- The Brogdon Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Griffin MB Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2381140 <5>
- Glory Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Glory Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory Cemetery
- The Glory Cemetery has also been known as:
- Glory UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2279880 <5>
- Golpher Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Golpher Hill Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golpher Hill Cemetery
- Purvis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Purvis Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis Cemetery
- Henderson Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Valley Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Paulks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Paulks Cemetery is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulks Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- The Fletcher Cemetery has also been known as:
- McMillan Cemetery
- McMillan - Fletcher Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #33960 <5>
- Paulk Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Paulk Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulk Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Paulk Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Paulk Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulk Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Paulk Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Ambrose.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #36158 <5>
- Holt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Holt Cemetery is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- Paulk Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Paulk Cemetery is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulk Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 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:
- Alapaha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ocilla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Enigma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ambrose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wray
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mystic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brookfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Willacoochee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mora is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
- Estimated population in 2019: 444 people
- Fitzgerald
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Leliaton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leliaton is located in Atkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leliaton
- Irwinville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Douglas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Broxton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tifton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Phillipsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Phillipsburg is located in Tift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Unionville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Unionville is located in Tift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Nashville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Abac
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Abba
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Abba is located in Ben Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abba
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 Irwin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethlehem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alapaha
- Broxton
- Douglas
- Irwinville
- Nashville
- Ocilla
- Pearson
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 Irwin 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 #344951 (Bethlehem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #344951 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: Irwin
- Est. Elev: 77 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Alapaha
- Location given for Bethlehem Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.4924163 Lon: -83.1762643
- 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 Irwin, 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 obstructions 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |