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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethlehem Cemetery

Lat:   38.5764°   (38° 34' 35")

Lon:   -88.9520°   (-88° 57' 7")

The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.

The county seat for Marion County is located in Salem. Salem lies just to the north of the Bethlehem Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 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.

  • Paradise Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paradise Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paradise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Paradise Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Branch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Branch Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Synder Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Synder Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Synder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Synder Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Romine Prairie Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Romine Prairie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Romine Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Romine Prairie Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Harveys Point Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harveys Point Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harveys Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harveys Point Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Dunkard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunkard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunkard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dunkard Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • East Lawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Phillips Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Phillips Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Burge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Burge Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Wham Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wham Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wham Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wham Hill Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Bryan Memorial Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryan Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bryan Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bryan Memorial Park is located in Marion County
    • Zion Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Purdue Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Purdue Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Purdue Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Purdue Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Kell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kell Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Rabbit Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rabbit Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rabbit Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rabbit Grove Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Union Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Eagan Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eagan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eagan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eagan Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Clapp Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clapp Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clapp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clapp Cemetery is located in Marion County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 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.

  • Cartter
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartter
    • Cartter is located in Marion County
  • Salem
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Bannister
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bannister. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannister
    • Bannister is located in Marion County
  • Kell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kell
    • Kell is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kell <6>
  • Odin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
    • Odin is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odin <6>
  • Walnut Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Central City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Central City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
    • Central City is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
  • Dix
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix
    • Dix is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dix <6>
  • Texico
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Texico have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texico
    • Texico is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Texico <6>
  • Iuka
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iuka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
    • Iuka is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <6>
  • Sandoval
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandoval have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandoval
    • Sandoval is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandoval <6>
  • Junction City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
    • Junction City is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Centralia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Alma
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Alma is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <6>
    • Fairman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairman
      • Fairman is located in Marion County
    • Wamac
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamac
      • Wamac is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
    • Union Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Town
      • Union Town is located in Marion County
    • Hickory Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
      • Hickory Hill is located in Marion County
    • Omega
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Omega. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
      • Omega is located in Marion County
    • Baldwin Heights
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Heights
      • Baldwin Heights is located in Washington County
    • Idlewood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewood
      • Idlewood is located in Jefferson County
    • Irvington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
      • Irvington is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <6>
    • Jefferson City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
      • Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
    • Shields
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shields have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
      • Shields is located in Jefferson County
    • Patoka
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Kinmundy
      (14 miles [22.5 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. The following communities are located in Marion County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethlehem Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Central City
  • Iuka
    • Iuka lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Bethlehem Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Iuka.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
  • Kinmundy
  • Odin
    • Odin lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Bethlehem Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Odin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
  • Patoka
    • Patoka lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Bethlehem Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Patoka.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoka
  • Salem
  • Sandoval

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 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:

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 #1821373  (Bethlehem Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1821373 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Salem South
    • County: Marion         Elev: 155
    • Location given for GNIS #1821373 (Bethlehem Cemetery)

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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 Illinois' counties, including Marion, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bethlehem Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5764, Longitude: -88.9520       In this case, the coordinates for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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