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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:

46.0069, -95.9137

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 Grant County<2>.

The county seat for Grant County is located in Elbow Lake. Elbow Lake lies just to the west southwest 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 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bethlehem Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Christ Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Christ Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Pomme de Terre Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Ness Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Ness Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ness Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ness Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Elbow Lake.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82885 <5>
  • St. Loretto Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The St. Loretto Catholic Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Loretto Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Loretto Catholic Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Elbow Lake.
    • The St. Loretto Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Loretto Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2163077 <5>
  • Erdahi Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Erdahi Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdahi Cemetery
  • Burns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Burns Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Cemetery
  • Hjerdal Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Hjerdal Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hjerdal Cemetery
  • Lund Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lund Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund Cemetery
  • Bethesda Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Native American Burial Grounds
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • West Elbow Lake Lutheran Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Bethania Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bethania Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania Cemetery
    • Barrett Covenant Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Pelican Lake Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pelican Lake Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Lake Cemetery
    • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Native American Burial Grounds
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ten Mile Lake Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Ten Mile Lake Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile Lake Cemetery
    • Rock Prairie Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Rock Prairie Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Prairie Cemetery
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
    • Fridhem Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Fridhem Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridhem Cemetery
    • Old Lincoln Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Old Lincoln Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lincoln Cemetery
    • Zionsborg Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Zionsborg Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionsborg Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Bethlehem Cemetery.

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

  • Elbow Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Thorsborg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Thorsborg is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorsborg
  • Erdahl
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Erdahl is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdahl
  • Barrett
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Barrett is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
  • Ashby
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Melby
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Melby is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melby
  • Wendell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Evansville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Dalton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Hoffman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Brandon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Norcross
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Norcross is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcross
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Western
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Western is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
    • Charlesville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Charlesville is located in Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
    • Herman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Herman is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
    • Millerville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Millerville is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Kensington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Nashua
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Nashua is located in Wilkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Underwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Tintah
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Tintah is located in Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tintah
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
    • Fergus Falls
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Garfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Urbank
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Urbank is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbank
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • Holmes City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Holmes City is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes City
    • Battle Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)

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 Grant 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 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 Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Grant 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 #640051  (Bethlehem Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #640051 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: Grant
      • Est. Elev: 373 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Fourmile Lake
      • Location given for Bethlehem Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.0069046     Lon: -95.9136632
      • 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 Minnesota's counties, including Grant, 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 things 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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