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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 Beth Olem Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   42.3822°   (42° 22' 55")

Lon:   -83.0514°   (-83° 3' 5")

The Beth Olem Cemetery is located in Wayne County<1>.

The county seat for Wayne County is located in Detroit. Detroit lies just to the south of the Beth Olem Cemetery .

Name Variations for Beth Olem 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.

Beth Olem Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Betholem 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.

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 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 Beth Olem Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Wayne County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Beth Olem Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Beth Olem Cemetery.

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

    • Hamtramck
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Detroit
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Highland Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
      • Highland Park is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,712 people
    • Windsor
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Walkerville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkerville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerville
    • Dalton Corners ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dalton Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Corners
      • Dalton Corners is located in Macomb County
    • Van Dyke ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Van Dyke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Dyke
      • Van Dyke is located in Macomb County
    • Springwells
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwells
      • Springwells is located in Wayne County
      • Former name for Springwells:
      • Fordson
    • Twin Sandwich
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Sandwich came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Sandwich
    • Sandwich
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandwich came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
    • East Windsor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Riverside
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Continue List   (18 more) ...
      • Grosse Pointe Park
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grosse Pointe Park have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grosse Pointe Park
        • Grosse Pointe Park is located in Wayne County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,972 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grosse Pointe Park <3>
      • Hazel Park
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Center Line
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Line have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Line
        • Center Line is located in Macomb County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,090 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Line <3>
      • Ferndale
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Dearborn
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Madison Heights
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Grosse Pointe
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grosse Pointe have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grosse Pointe
        • Grosse Pointe is located in Wayne County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,122 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grosse Pointe <3>
      • Harper Woods
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harper Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Woods
        • Harper Woods is located in Wayne County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,651 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harper Woods <3>
      • Eastpointe
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastpointe have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastpointe
        • Eastpointe is located in Macomb County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,720 people
        • Former names for Eastpointe:
        • East Detroit
        • Half-Way
        • Halfway
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastpointe <3>
      • Warren
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
        • Warren is located in Macomb County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 132,877 people
        • Warren has also been known as:
        • Cottageville
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <3>
      • Pleasant Ridge
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Strathmoor ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Strathmoor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strathmoor
        • Strathmoor is located in Wayne County
      • River Rouge
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Ojibway
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ojibway came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ojibway
      • Grosse Pointe Farms
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Grosse Pointe Woods
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Royal Oak
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Oak Park
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)

    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 Beth Olem Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Beth Olem Cemetery.<7>

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

    • Trinity Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • The Trinity Cemetery has also been known as:
      • German Lutheran Cemetery
      • Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #967 <8>
    • B'nai-David Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the B'nai-David Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The B'nai-David Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • The B'nai-David Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bnai-David Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the B'nai-David Cemetery
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Mt. Elliott Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Elliott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Elliott Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Elliott Cemetery
    • Gethsemane Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest Lawn Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Forest Lawn Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart of St. Mary Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • The Sacred Heart of St. Mary Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • The Sacred Heart of St. Mary Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Greenwood Cemetery
      • Sweetest Heart of Mary Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart of St. Mary Cemetery
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery has also been known as:
      • McNichols Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1155 <8>
    • Assumption Grotto Catholic Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Assumption Grotto Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Assumption Grotto Catholic Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Assumption Grotto Catholic Cemetery
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Assumption Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Windsor Grove Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • St. Alphonsus RC Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Our Lady Of The Lake Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Congregation Beth Tefilo Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • The Congregation Beth Tefilo Cemetery is located in Oakland County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Congregation Beth Tefilo Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Ferndale.
        • The Congregation Beth Tefilo Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Beth Tefilo Emanual Synagogue Cemetery
        • Nusach H'ari Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Congregation Beth Tefilo Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980536 <8>
      • Beth Abraham Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • The Beth Abraham Cemetery is located in Oakland County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Beth Abraham Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Ferndale.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth Abraham Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1025622 <8>
      • Machpelah Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Forest Hill Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
      • St. Alphonsus' Catholic Church Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Holy Cross Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
      • St. Clement Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • The St. Clement Cemetery is located in Macomb County
        • The St. Clement Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Center Line Catholic Cemetery
        • St. Clements Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Clement Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1589 <8>

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

    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 Beth Olem Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #621244  (Betholem Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #621244 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: Highland Park
      • County: Wayne         Elev: 192
      • Location given for GNIS #621244 (Betholem Cemetery)

    The official website for Wayne County: www.waynecounty.com/

    The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Beth Olem Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3822, Longitude: -83.0514    
    <3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.
    <8>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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