A visit to the Old Bethlehem Lutheran 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 Old Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery:
47.1778, -96.7764
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery is located in Norman County<2>.
The county seat for Norman County is located in Ada. Ada lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Old Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Old Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kirkebo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bethania Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Landstad Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Landstad Cemetery is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landstad Cemetery
- Kirkebo Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- St. Pauli Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Pauli Cemetery is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauli Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Concordia Menighed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pontoppidan Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- Quincy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Quincy Cemetery is located in Traill County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy Cemetery
- North Bluff Memorial Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- German Methodist Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- South Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The South Cemetery is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
- Argusville Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Argusville Cemetery is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville Cemetery
- Oak Mound Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Oak Mound Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mound Cemetery
- Winchester Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Winchester Cemetery is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Cemetery
- Petri Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Petri Cemetery is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petri Cemetery
- Anthony Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Anthony Cemetery is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Cemetery
- East Marsh River Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Perley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Perley is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Hendrum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hendrum is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
- Georgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Georgetown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Gardner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Argusville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Argusville is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Grandin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Halstad
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Borup
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Borup is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borup
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Kragnes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kragnes is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kragnes
- Harwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Felton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ada
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- North River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- North River is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Kelso
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kelso is located in Traill County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
- Oakport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Oakport is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakport
- Alton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alton is located in Traill County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Reile's Acres
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Reile's Acres is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reile's Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
- Shelly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Shelly is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 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 Old Bethlehem Lutheran 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 Old Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ada
- Ada lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Old Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ada.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Arthur
- Arthur lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Old Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Arthur.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Fargo
- Fargo lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Old Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fargo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Halstad
- Harwood
- Harwood lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Old Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Harwood.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Hendrum
- Hendrum lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Old Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hendrum.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrum
- Hillsboro
- Hunter
- West Fargo
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Old Bethlehem Lutheran 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 Old Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2082823 (Old Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2082823 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: 268 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Perley
- Location given for Old Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery:
- Lat: 47.1777778 Lon: -96.7763889
- 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 '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- Old Bethlehem Lutheran 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. |