A visit to the Bethlehem Lutheran 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 Lutheran Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery:
43.0683, -95.2350
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Spencer. Spencer lies just to the northeast of the Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lincoln Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- Prairie Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Willow Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- TriMello Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Lone Tree Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Lone Tree Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rosehill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Cemetery
- North Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The North Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery
- The North Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- North Lawn Cemetery
- North Lawn Memorial Park
- Northlawn Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #919687 <5>
- Fanny Fern Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Fanny Fern Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanny Fern Cemetery
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- Douglas Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fred Fieldman Grave
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Fred Fieldman Grave is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fred Fieldman Grave
- Oakland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Dickens Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Dickens Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- First Reformed Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The First Reformed Church Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Reformed Church Cemetery
- The First Reformed Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- First Reformed Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2204562 <5>
- Grant Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- Daily Burial Ground
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Daily Burial Ground is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daily Burial Ground
- Barnes Twp. Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Barnes Twp. Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Twp. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Barnes Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Linn Grove.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94208 <5>
- Burr Oak Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Burr Oak Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak Cemetery
- Osborn Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Osborn Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Royal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rossie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rossie is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Greenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Spencer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Everly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Everly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
- Moneta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moneta is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneta
- Cornell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cornell is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
- Gillett Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gillett Grove is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Peterson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dickens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dickens is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Linn Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sioux Rapids
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Langdon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Langdon is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
- Fostoria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fostoria is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
- Webb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Webb is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Sutherland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hartley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hartley is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
- Rembrandt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ruthven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Old Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
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 Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Calumet
- Everly
- Everly lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Everly.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everly
- Greenville
- Hartley
- Milford
- Peterson
- Primghar
- Royal
- Ruthven
- Sioux Rapids
- Spencer
- Sutherland
- Webb
- Webb lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Webb.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
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 Lutheran Cemetery:
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- Pages specific to Clay 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 Lutheran Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1944340 (Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1944340 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 424 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Greenville
- Location given for Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.0683066 Lon: -95.2349971
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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 Clay, 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 Lutheran 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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