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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:

41.8953, -83.5528

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 Monroe County<2>.

The county seat for Monroe County is located in Monroe. Monroe lies just to the east 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 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Bethlehem Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
  • West Ida Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The West Ida Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ida Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • The West Ida Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • West Ida Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
  • Richardson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Richardson Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
  • Lulu Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Lulu Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu Cemetery
  • Bradford Farm Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bradford Farm Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Farm Cemetery
  • St. John's Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. John's Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
  • King Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The King Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
  • Neriah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Neriah Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neriah Cemetery
  • Monroe County Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Monroe County Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe County Cemetery
  • Doty Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Doty Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doty Cemetery
  • Rath Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Rath Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rath Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • St. Matthew's Lutheran Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Zion Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
    • Bedford Memorial Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Erie Union Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Erie Union Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie Union Cemetery
    • La Salle Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The La Salle Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Salle Cemetery
    • Roselawn Memorial Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Leonard Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Leonard Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Cemetery
    • St. Paul's German Lutheran Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Monroe Twp. Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Monroe Twp. Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Twp. Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 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:

  • Ida
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Strasburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Strasburg is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
  • Lulu
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Lulu is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu
  • Federman ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Federman is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federman
  • Yargerville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Yargerville is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yargerville
  • Grape
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Grape is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape
  • Diann
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Diann is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diann
  • Hillcrest Orchard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillcrest Orchard is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Orchard
  • La Salle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Samaria
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Samaria is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
  • South Monroe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • South Monroe is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monroe
  • West Monroe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • West Monroe is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Erie
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Maybee
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Dundee
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Petersburg Junction
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Petersburg Junction is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Junction
    • Temperance
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Vienna
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Vienna is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
    • Havre
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Havre is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre
    • Luna Pier
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Monroe
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Petersburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Scofield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Scofield is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
    • Berringer Corners ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Berringer Corners is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berringer Corners
    • Lambertville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Liberty Corners
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Liberty Corners is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
    • Vienna Junction
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Vienna Junction is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Junction
    • Steiner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Steiner is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steiner
    • Azalia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Azalia is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalia

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. The following communities are located in Monroe 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 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 Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Monroe 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 #2439392  (Bethlehem Cemetery (historical))
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2439392 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: Monroe
      • Est. Elev: 192 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Ida
      • Location given for Bethlehem Cemetery (historical):
      • Lat: 41.8952778     Lon: -83.5527778
      • 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 Michigan's counties, including Monroe, 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.
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