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:
34.9456, -88.7492
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 Alcorn County<2>.
The county seat for Alcorn County is located in Corinth. Corinth lies 13 miles [20.9 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 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Bethlehem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethlehem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hatchie Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery
- Overton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Overton Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton Cemetery
- Oak Hill Church of Christ Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Hill Church of Christ Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Church of Christ Cemetery
- The Oak Hill Church of Christ Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oak Hill Cemetery
- Keith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Keith Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith Cemetery
- Essary Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Essary Springs Cemetery is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essary Springs Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- State Line Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The State Line Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line Cemetery
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Camp Ground Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Chewalla (TN).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16480 <5>
- Wooten Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Wooten Cemetery is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooten Cemetery
- Mathis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mathis Cemetery is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathis Cemetery
- Chalybeate Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Chalybeate Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Liberty African-American Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty African-American Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty African-American Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Liberty African-American Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Kossuth.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2323064 <5>
- Turner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Essary Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Essary Springs is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essary Springs
- Kossuth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chewalla
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chewalla is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewalla
- Walnut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tiplersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tiplersville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiplersville
- Hightown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hightown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Allentown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Allentown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Ramer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Middleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Falkner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Guys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Guys is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Biggersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Biggersville is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggersville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Corinth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Eastview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eastview is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Rogers Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rogers Springs is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Springs
- Pisgah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pisgah is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Jumpertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jumpertown is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Searcy Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Searcy Town is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Town
- Caffey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Caffey is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffey
- Falcon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Falcon is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Rienzi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rienzi is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Farmington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Farmington is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,160 people
- Selmer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ripley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rose Creek is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
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 Alcorn County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethlehem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Corinth
- Falcon
- Middleton
- Ripley
- Selmer
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Alcorn 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 #684659 (Bethlehem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #684659 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: Alcorn
- Est. Elev: 198 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kossuth North
- Location given for Bethlehem Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9456453 Lon: -88.7492211
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Alcorn, 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 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. |