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A visit to the Bethlehem Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Bethlehem Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Bethlehem Cemetery (FG ID #1450073)

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 ...

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

Lat:   37.0746°   (37° 4' 28")

Lon:   -85.1304°   (-85° 7' 49")

The cemetery is located in Russell County<3>.

As an estimate, the Bethlehem Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southeast of Russell Springs.

The county seat for Russell County is located in Jamestown. Jamestown lies just to the south southeast of the Bethlehem Cemetery .

Name Variations for Bethlehem Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with Bethlehem Cemetery.

Bethlehem Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Bethlehem Church Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
  • Bethlehem Separate Baptist Church Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Bethlehem Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethlehem Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Bethlehem Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethlehem Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Gentrys Mill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Russell Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Sano
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sano. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sano
    • Sano is located in Adair County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sano
    • From the Bethlehem Cemetery to Sano
  • Montpelier
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Esto
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Esto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
    • Esto is located in Russell County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Esto
    • From the Bethlehem Cemetery to Esto
  • Middletown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
    • Middletown is located in Russell County
  • Craycraft
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Ella
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Ozark
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Joppa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Joppa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
    • Joppa is located in Adair County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Joppa
    • From the Bethlehem Cemetery to Joppa
  • Purdy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purdy have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
    • Purdy is located in Adair County
  • Christine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christine have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christine
    • Christine is located in Adair County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Glens Fork
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Crocus
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crocus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocus
      • Crocus is located in Adair County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Crocus
      • From the Bethlehem Cemetery to Crocus
    • Jamestown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Salem
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Russell County
    • Eunice
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eunice have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunice
      • Eunice is located in Adair County
    • Garlin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garlin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlin
      • Garlin is located in Adair County
    • Honey Acre
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Acre have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Acre
      • Honey Acre is located in Casey County
    • Neatsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Pellyton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pellyton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellyton
      • Pellyton is located in Adair County
    • Absher
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Absher. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absher
      • Absher is located in Adair County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Absher
      • From the Bethlehem Cemetery to Absher
    • Columbia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Gadberry
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Fairplay
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Dunbar Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunbar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar Hill
      • Dunbar Hill is located in Adair County
    • Freedom
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Dunnville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunnville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
      • Dunnville is located in Casey County

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 Russell County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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:

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:

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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 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: 37.0746, Longitude: -85.1304    
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Russell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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 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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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