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:
31.4671, -89.5273
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 Covington County<2>.
The county seat for Covington County is located in Collins. Collins lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north 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 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Bethlehem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethlehem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Presley Watts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Presley Watts Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presley Watts Cemetery
- Aultman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Aultman Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aultman Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Watts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Watts Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Cemetery
- Lowery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lowery Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowery Cemetery
- Gates Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Gates Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Union Senior Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Senior Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Senior Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Holy Temple Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Holy Temple Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Temple Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Oakdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- Sumrall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Sumrall Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumrall Cemetery
- The Sumrall Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lincoln Park Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2598798 <5>
- Lott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lott Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lott Cemetery
- Atwood Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Atwood Family Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Family Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The King Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Clinton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Clinton Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Cemetery
- Lott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lott Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lott 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:
- Sumrall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sanford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Seminary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Melba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Melba is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
- Lux
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lux is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
- Kola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kola is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
- Williamsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Collins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- West Hattiesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
- Bassfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Hattiesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Petal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Arbo
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Hot Coffee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
- Mount Olive
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Ellisville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Prentiss
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Goss
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Goss is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Expose
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Expose is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expose
- Columbia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Covington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethlehem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collins
- Columbia
- Ellisville
- Hattiesburg
- Petal
- Petal lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Bethlehem Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Petal.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
- Taylorsville
- Williamsburg
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 Covington 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 #710613 (Bethlehem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #710613 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: Covington
- Est. Elev: 68 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sumrall
- Location given for Bethlehem Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.4671142 Lon: -89.5272902
- 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 Covington, 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 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. |