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:
43.1972, -91.5404
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 Allamakee County<2>.
The county seat for Allamakee County is located in Waukon. Waukon lies just to the north 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.
- Zalmona Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Zalmona Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalmona Cemetery
- Salem United Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem United Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem United Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cleveland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Frankville Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Moneek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Moneek Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneek Cemetery
- Pagin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pagin Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pagin Cemetery
- Post Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Post Twp. Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Twp. Cemetery
- The Post Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Minert Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #165075 <5>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Dundee Plot
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dundee Plot is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Plot
- Oakland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Eells Plot
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Eells Plot is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eells Plot
- East Glenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The East Glenwood Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenwood Cemetery
- Teslow Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Teslow Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teslow Farm Cemetery
- Roy Schultz Property Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Nelson Plot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Nelson Plot is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Plot
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Waukon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95539 <5>
- Glenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- Pontoppidan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Pontoppidan Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoppidan Cemetery
- Hardin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bailey Plot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Bailey Plot is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Plot
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Makee Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Makee Twp. Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makee Twp. Cemetery
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:
- Frankville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Frankville is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Waukon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Postville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hardin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hardin is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Rossville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rossville is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Castalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Volney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Volney is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
- Luana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lycurgus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lycurgus is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycurgus
- Ossian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Elon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elon is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Monona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Waterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Waterville is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Watson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Watson is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Clermont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dalby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dalby is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby
- Decorah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gunder
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gunder is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunder
- Ion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ion is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ion
- Beulah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Calmar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Festina
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Quandahl
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Quandahl is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quandahl
- Elgin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
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 Allamakee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethlehem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Calmar
- Clermont
- Decorah
- Elgin
- Elgin lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Bethlehem Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elgin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Monona
- Ossian
- Postville
- Waukon
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Iowa:
- Pages specific to Allamakee 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 #1948942 (Bethlehem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1948942 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: Allamakee
- Est. Elev: 355 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Frankville
- Location given for Bethlehem Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.1971996 Lon: -91.5404207
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Allamakee, 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 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. |
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