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:
37.2192, -89.0842
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 Pulaski County<2>.
The county seat for Pulaski County is located in Mound City. Mound City lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south 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 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Bethlehem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethlehem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Calvin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Calvin Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin Cemetery
- Weese Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Weese Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weese Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Eastwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Eastwood Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood Cemetery
- Waters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Waters Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Cemetery
- Cache Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cache Chapel Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache Chapel Cemetery
- Grand Chain Masonic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forestview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Forestview Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestview Cemetery
- Manwaring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Manwaring Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manwaring Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hogendobler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hogendobler Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogendobler Cemetery
- Lyerly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lyerly Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyerly Cemetery
- Butter Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Butter Ridge Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butter Ridge Cemetery
- Mize Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mize Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Lackey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Lackey Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Cemetery
- Green Lawn Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- King - McNeil Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Sheets Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Sheets Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheets Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Oscar Community Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Oscar Community Cemetery is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar Community Cemetery
- The Oscar Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oscar Baptist Church Cemetery
- Oscar Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2141914 <5>
- Ohio Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Ohio Chapel Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio Chapel 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:
- Olmsted
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- New Grand Chain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grand Chain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Grand Chain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Perks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ullin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pulaski
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Villa Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Villa Ridge is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Ridge
- Karnak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mounds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mounds is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Bandana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bandana is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- Mound City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dongola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Belknap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cypress
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tamms
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hodges Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hodges Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Park
- Unity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barlow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Barlow is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- La Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ragland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ragland is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
- Elco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cache
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frog City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frog City is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog City
- Mill Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Cairo Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cairo Junction is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Joppa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Diswood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Diswood is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diswood
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 Pulaski County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethlehem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dongola
- Joppa
- La Center
- Mound City
- Mounds
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Illinois:
- Pages specific to Pulaski 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 #404332 (Bethlehem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #404332 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: Pulaski
- Est. Elev: 140 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Olmsted
- Location given for Bethlehem Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2192183 Lon: -89.0842392
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Pulaski, 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 obstructions 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. |
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