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:
33.3707, -90.8523
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 Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Greenville. Greenville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west 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 22 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.
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Hopkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
- Jake Cemetery #2
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Jake Cemetery #2 is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Cemetery #2
- Jake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Jake Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Cemetery
- Evening Star Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Evening Star Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evening Star Cemetery
- Hinds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hinds Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hinds Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Leland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59901 <5>
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Kindling Altar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Charity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Charity Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity Cemetery
- Morning Star Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star Cemetery
- Stoneville - Leland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lamont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lamont Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont Cemetery
- Paxton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Paxton Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton Cemetery
- Heads Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Heads Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heads Cemetery
- Arcola Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Arcola Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Lakewood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Lakewood Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Cemetery
- Greenlawn Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Magruder Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Magruder Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magruder Cemetery
- Hickory Bluff Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Hickory Bluff Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Bluff Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Leland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dunleith
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dunleith is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunleith
- Wilmot
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Stoneville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stoneville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Arcola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Arcola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- New Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Heathman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Heathman is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathman
- Helm
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Helm is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
- Napanee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Napanee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napanee
- Metcalfe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Metcalfe is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalfe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Greenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Forrest City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Forrest City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest City
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hollandale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Indianola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Choctaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Avon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Avon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Overby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Overby is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overby
- Inverness
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Inverness is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
- Baird
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Baird is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
- Faisonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faisonia
- James
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- James is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Isola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Isola is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Shaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Shaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Lamont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lamont is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
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 Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethlehem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Greenville
- Indianola
- Leland
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 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 Bethlehem Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 #666981 (Bethlehem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #666981 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 35 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tribbett
- Location given for Bethlehem Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.3706736 Lon: -90.8523213
- 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 Washington, 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- 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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