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:
34.4487, -90.4832
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 Coahoma County<2>.
The county seat for Coahoma County is located in Clarksdale. Clarksdale lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south southwest 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 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Bethlehem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethlehem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Barbee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Barbee Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbee Cemetery
- Walton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Walton Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Montroy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Montroy Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montroy Cemetery
- Hull Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hull Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull Cemetery
- Mt. Sinia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Sinia Cemetery is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinia Cemetery
- Delta Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Delta Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta Cemetery
- Shelby Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shelby Family Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby Family Cemetery
- The Shelby Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shelbys Family Cemetery
- Fredonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fredonia Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia Cemetery
- Crouse Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Crouse Cemetery is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse Cemetery
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
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- Coahoma Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Coahoma Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coahoma Cemetery
- Berea Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Berea Cemetery is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea Cemetery
- Rising Sun Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Rising Sun Cemetery is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Mt. Mariah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Mariah Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Mariah Cemetery
- Jonestown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Jonestown Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown Cemetery
- Gleason Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alexander Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bradley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Lula
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rich
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rich is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich
- Powell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Powell is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Coahoma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jonestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Helena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Helena - West Helena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Helena - West Helena is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena - West Helena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,032 people
- Friars Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Friars Point is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Eagles Nest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Eagles Nest is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
- Clayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Clayton is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Peyton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Peyton is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peyton
- West Helena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Clover Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Clover Hill is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Huma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Huma is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huma
- Falcon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Falcon is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Austin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Austin is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Evansville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Evansville is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Sledge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sledge is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Old Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Old Town is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Lyon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lyon is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Crenshaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Phillips Bayou
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Phillips Bayou is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Bayou
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 Coahoma County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethlehem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Austin
- Clarksdale
- Friars Point
- Helena
- Tunica
- West Helena
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 professional and volunteer 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 Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Coahoma 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 #666984 (Bethlehem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #666984 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: Coahoma
- Est. Elev: 55 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lula
- Location given for Bethlehem Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4487165 Lon: -90.4831562
- 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 Coahoma, 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. |
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