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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:

47.2247, -96.1306

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 Norman County<2>.

The county seat for Norman County is located in Ada. Ada lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the west northwest 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 22 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.

  • East Wild Rice Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Aspelund Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • St. Olaf Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Walworth Baptist Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hlubek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hlubek Cemetery is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hlubek Cemetery
  • Zion Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Zion Memorial Gardens is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Memorial Gardens
  • St. Williams Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The St. Williams Cemetery is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Williams Cemetery
  • Twin Valley City Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • Syre Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Syre Cemetery is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syre Cemetery
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
    • West Wild Rice Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Waubun Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Waubun Cemetery is located in Mahnomen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubun Cemetery
    • St. Anns Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Mahnomen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Mahnomen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
    • First Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Petri Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The St. Petri Cemetery is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Petri Cemetery
    • North Wild Rice Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Waubun Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Waubun Cemetery is located in Mahnomen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubun Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Mahnomen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 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:

  • Flom
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Faith
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Faith is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith
  • Twin Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Twin Valley is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
  • Waubun
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Mahnomen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Ulen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ogema
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ogema is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogema
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
  • Gary
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • White Earth
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bejou
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Flaming
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Flaming is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaming
  • Borup
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Borup is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borup
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Rindal
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Rindal is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindal
    • Hitterdal
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Hitterdal is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitterdal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
    • Ada
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Ada is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <6>
    • Callaway
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Felton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Fertile
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Richwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Richwood is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
    • Winger
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)

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 Norman County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Ada
    • Ada lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Bethlehem Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ada.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
  • Audubon
  • Callaway
  • Fertile
  • Hawley
    • Hawley lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Bethlehem Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hawley.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
  • Hitterdal
  • Lake Park
  • Mahnomen
  • Ogema
    • Ogema lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Bethlehem Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ogema.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogema
  • Twin Valley
  • Ulen
    • Ulen lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Bethlehem Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ulen.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
  • Waubun
    • Waubun lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Bethlehem Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waubun.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubun
  • White Earth
  • Winger
    • Winger lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Bethlehem Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Winger.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winger

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 Norman 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 #640053  (Bethlehem Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #640053 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: Norman
      • Est. Elev: 362 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Flom
      • Location given for Bethlehem Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.2246838     Lon: -96.1306083
      • 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 Norman, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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.