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:
39.4623, -86.5181
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 Morgan County<2>.
The county seat for Morgan County is located in Martinsville. Martinsville lies just to the east southeast 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 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Bethlehem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethlehem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ratts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Ratts Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratts Cemetery
- Schultz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Schultz Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz Cemetery
- Foster Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- Stout Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Stout Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout Cemetery
- Hynds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hynds Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynds Cemetery
- Lingle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lingle Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingle Cemetery
- Friendship Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Stierwalt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stierwalt Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stierwalt Cemetery
- Goss Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Goss Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss Cemetery
- Nutter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Nutter Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hall Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86051 <5>
- Shumaker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Shumaker Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumaker Cemetery
- Burkhart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Burkhart Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhart Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Burkhart Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Plano.
- The Burkhart Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alaska Cemetery
- Liberty Christian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2293225 <5>
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- The Liberty Cemetery has also been known as:
- Upper Liberty Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #819674 <5>
- Maxwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Cemetery
- Hill Dale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hill Dale Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Dale Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
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:
- Wilbur
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wilbur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Paragon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Plano
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Plano is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Lewisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lewisville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Hall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Eminence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eminence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Taggart Crossing ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Taggart Crossing is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taggart Crossing
- Bethany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bethany is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Lake Hart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Hart is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hart
- Monrovia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brooklyn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Minetree ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Minetree is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minetree
- Minetree has also been known as:
- Billtown
- Meintree
- Menietree
- Hazelwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Mahalasville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mahalasville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahalasville
- Brookmoor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brookmoor is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmoor
- Quincy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Gosport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mooresville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Stinesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stinesville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Stilesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Banta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Banta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta
- Waverly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waverly is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Red House ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Red House is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Young
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Young is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
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 Morgan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethlehem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gosport
- Martinsville
- Paragon
- Stinesville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Indiana:
- Pages specific to Morgan 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 #430975 (Bethlehem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #430975 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: Morgan
- Est. Elev: 215 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Paragon
- Location given for Bethlehem Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4622694 Lon: -86.5180529
- 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 Indiana's counties, including Morgan, 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |