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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:

44.7028, -95.7514

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 Yellow Medicine County<2>.

The county seat for Yellow Medicine County is located in Granite Falls. Granite Falls lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast 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 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Bethlehem Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Spring Creek Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • St. Lucas Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Lucas Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lucas Cemetery
  • West Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The West Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the West Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Hanley Falls.
    • The West Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hanley Falls Cemetery
    • West Yellow Medicine Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    • West Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83799 <5>
  • Clarkfield Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Clarkfield Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkfield Cemetery
  • English Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The English Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Cemetery
  • East Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The East Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the East Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Hanley Falls.
    • The East Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • East Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82182 <5>
  • Fridhem Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Fridhem Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridhem Cemetery
  • Israels Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Israels Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Israels Cemetery
  • Swede Home Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Swede Home Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swede Home Cemetery
  • Christ Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Christ Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Cemetery
  • Cottonwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
  • Icelandic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Icelandic Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Icelandic Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
    • Stony Run Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Andrews Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
    • Camp Release Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Camp Release Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Release Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Camp Release Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the west of Granite Falls.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82049 <5>
    • Bergen Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Zion Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
    • Josephson Family Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Methodist Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Methodist Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 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:

  • Hazel Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hazel Run is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Run
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
  • Clarkfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hanley Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hanley Falls is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Falls
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Cottonwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Wood Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Wood Lake is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
  • Granite Falls
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Boyd
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Boyd is located in Lac qui Parle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyd <6>
  • Minneota
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Ghent
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Leo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Saint Leo is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Leo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
  • Taunton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Marshall
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Echo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Echo is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo <6>
    • Montevideo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Maynard
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Providence
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Providence is located in Lac qui Parle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Porter
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Porter is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
    • Sacred Heart
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Milroy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Vesta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Vesta is located in Redwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
    • Belview
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Belview is located in Redwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
    • Dawson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Dawson is located in Lac qui Parle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson <6>
    • Watson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Lynd
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)

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 Yellow Medicine 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 like to start 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 Bethlehem Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Yellow Medicine 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 #2065673  (Bethlehem Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2065673 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: Yellow Medicine
      • Est. Elev: 324 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Normania
      • Location given for Bethlehem Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.7027778     Lon: -95.7513889
      • 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 Yellow Medicine, 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' (or 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.