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:
40.8331, -93.2127
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 Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Corydon. Corydon lies just to the southwest 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 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Bethlehem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethlehem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New York Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The New York Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York Cemetery
- McDaniel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel Cemetery
- Lacey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lacey Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Dodrill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Adcock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Adcock Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adcock Cemetery
- Confidence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Confidence Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Ryan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Ryan Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Cemetery
- Sharon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- Promise City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Promise City Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Promise City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Promise City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95900 <5>
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Hogue Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hogue Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogue Cemetery
- Wadlington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Wadlington Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadlington Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Ragtown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Ragtown Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragtown Cemetery
- Freedom Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Freedom Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Cemetery
- Cambria Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Cambria Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria Cemetery
- Corydon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Corydon Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon Cemetery
- Bollman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Bollman Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollman Cemetery
- Lyons Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Lyons Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Confidence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Confidence is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
- Millerton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Millerton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Promise City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Promise City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Corydon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plano
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Russell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Allerton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Seymour
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zero
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zero is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zero
- Jerome
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Chariton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Melrose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hodge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hodge is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Brazil
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Brazil is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Mystic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mystic is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Walnut City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Walnut City is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut City
- Iconium
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Iconium is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iconium
- Derby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Derby is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Numa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Numa is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Humeston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Genoa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Sunshine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunshine is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Clarkdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Clarkdale is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkdale
- Rathbun
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rathbun is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Darbyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Darbyville is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Olmitz
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Olmitz is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmitz
- Williamson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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 Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethlehem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Allerton
- Chariton
- Corydon
- Humeston
- Melrose
- Russell
- Seymour
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 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 Wayne 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 #454583 (Bethlehem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #454583 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 315 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Confidence
- Location given for Bethlehem Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8330601 Lon: -93.2127085
- 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 Wayne, 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |