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:
34.9045, -84.0763
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 Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in Blairsville. Blairsville lies just to the east southeast 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 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Bethlehem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethlehem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Confidence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Confidence Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence Cemetery
- Casteel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Casteel Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casteel Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Willis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- New Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The New Union Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Ivylog Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ivylog Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivylog Cemetery
- Lighthouse Full Gospel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ivy Log Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ivy Log Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Log Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Burgess Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Burgess Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess Cemetery
- Dillard Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Colwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Colwell Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwell Cemetery
- Ebenezer Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ebenezer Baptist Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Baptist Cemetery
- The Ebenezer Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ebenezer 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:
- Bethlehem
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bethlehem is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Craytonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Craytonia is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craytonia
- Blairsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Culberson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Culberson is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culberson
- Pine Log Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Log Village is located in Clay County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log Village
- Morganton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Owltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Owltown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,346 people
- Margret
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Margret is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margret
- Hood ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hood is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Brasstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hothouse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hothouse is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Mineral Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Jacksonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,239 people
- Warne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Murphy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Greens Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Greens Mill is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
- Choestoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Choestoe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choestoe
- Young Harris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Grape Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Grape Creek is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Blue Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Newport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newport is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Suches
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Postell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Postell is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postell
- Burger Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burger Town is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burger Town
- Pantertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pantertown is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantertown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,749 people
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 Union County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethlehem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blairsville
- Blue Ridge
- Morganton
- Murphy
- Young Harris
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 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:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Union 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 #353085 (Bethlehem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #353085 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: Union
- Est. Elev: 554 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Nottely Dam
- Location given for Bethlehem Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9045296 Lon: -84.0763006
- 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 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 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. |