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:
45.1380, -94.7444
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 Meeker County<2>.
The county seat for Meeker County is located in Litchfield. Litchfield lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> 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 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Bethlehem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethlehem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Atwater Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Atwater Union Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwater Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Atwater Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Atwater.
- The Atwater Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83741 <5>
- New Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- First Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Oakside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakside Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakside Cemetery
- Rosendale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Rosendale Cemetery is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale Cemetery
- Ness Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Ness Cemetery is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ness Cemetery
- Burr Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Burr Oak Cemetery is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak Cemetery
- Immanuel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
- Lake Elizabeth Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Manannah Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Manannah Cemetery is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manannah Cemetery
- Green Lake Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tripolis Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Tripolis Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripolis Cemetery
- Oak Park Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Park Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park Cemetery
- Ripley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Ripley Cemetery is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- Atwater
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Grove City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rosendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rosendale is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
- Kandiyohi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kandiyohi is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kandiyohi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Litchfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Manannah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Manannah is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manannah
- Spicer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Lillian
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hawick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hawick is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawick
- Cosmos
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Forest City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Forest City is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- New London
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Wilmar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wilmar is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmar
- Willmar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Eden Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Svea
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Svea is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svea
- Darwin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Paynesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cedar Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Mills is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Blomkest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Blomkest is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blomkest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Regal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Regal is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
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 Meeker County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethlehem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Atwater
- Cosmos
- Dassel
- Eden Valley
- Grove City
- Lake Lillian
- Litchfield
- New London
- Paynesville
- Spicer
- Watkins
- Willmar
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 Meeker 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 #640050 (Bethlehem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #640050 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: Meeker
- Est. Elev: 373 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grove City
- Location given for Bethlehem Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.1380186 Lon: -94.7444441
- 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 Meeker, 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |