A visit to the Bethlehem Church of Christ 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 Church of Christ Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethlehem Church of Christ Cemetery:
40.2798, -91.3221
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethlehem Church of Christ Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bethlehem Church of Christ Cemetery is located in Hancock County<2>.
The county seat for Hancock County is located in Carthage. Carthage lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northeast of the Bethlehem Church of Christ Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Bethlehem Church of Christ Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethlehem Church of Christ Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Vernon MB Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Grant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Buckeye Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Buckeye Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye Cemetery
- Wythe Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Green Plains Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Green Plains Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Plains Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Wythe Congregational Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Valley Missionary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Tioga Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Karnes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Karnes Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karnes Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Webster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Webster Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Cemetery
- Kesler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Kesler Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kesler Cemetery
- Kittle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Kittle Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittle Cemetery
- McGee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The McGee Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Cemetery
- Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- Crenshaw Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Crenshaw Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bean Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bean Family Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Family Cemetery
- The Bean Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bean Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104662 <5>
- South Basco Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The South Basco Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Basco Cemetery
- West Basco Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The West Basco Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Basco 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 Church of Christ Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethlehem Church of Christ Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sutter
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sutter is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutter
- Lima
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hamilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Point is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Basco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Warsaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elvaston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Keokuk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Alexandria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Loraine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chili
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chili is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Marcelline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Marcelline is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcelline
- Bentley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bentley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Meyer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Meyer is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer
- Sandusky
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sandusky is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Mendon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Carthage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Canton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ursa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bowen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Galland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Galland is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galland
- Ferris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wayland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wayland is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
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 Church of Christ Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hancock County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethlehem Church of Christ Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexandria
- Bowen
- Bowen lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Bethlehem Church of Christ Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bowen.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Canton
- Canton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Bethlehem Church of Christ Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Canton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Carthage
- Hamilton
- Keokuk
- Keokuk lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Bethlehem Church of Christ Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Keokuk.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokuk
- Warsaw
- Warsaw lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Bethlehem Church of Christ Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Warsaw.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Wayland
- Wayland lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Bethlehem Church of Christ Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wayland.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
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 websites either 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 Church of Christ Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Hancock 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 Church of Christ Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1983975 (Bethlehem Church of Christ Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1983975 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: Hancock
- Est. Elev: 198 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sutter
- Location given for Bethlehem Church of Christ Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.2797676 Lon: -91.3220923
- 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 Hancock, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bethlehem Church of Christ 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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