A visit to the New 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 New Bethlehem Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the New Bethlehem Cemetery:
31.9327, -89.7415
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the New Bethlehem Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The New Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Simpson County<2>.
The county seat for Simpson County is located in Mendenhall. Mendenhall lies just to the west northwest of the New Bethlehem Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the New Bethlehem Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the New Bethlehem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from New Bethlehem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Good Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Old Good Hope Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Good Hope Cemetery
- The Old Good Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Good Hope Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2312914 <5>
- Gregory Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
- Welch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Welch Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cemetery
- The Welch Cemetery has also been known as:
- Emanuel Baptist Church Cemetery
- Immanuel Church Cemetery
- Temple Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2700184 <5>
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Dry Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Dry Creek Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek Cemetery
- Good Hope Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Boswell Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Magee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Cemetery
- Womac Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Womac Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womac Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Goodwater Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Goodwater Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwater Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Athens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Athens Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens Cemetery
- The Athens Cemetery has also been known as:
- Athens Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2167119 <5>
- Beulah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Finley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Finley Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Harrington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Harrington Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Cemetery
- Coat Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sharon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Overby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Overby Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overby 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 New Bethlehem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from New Bethlehem Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sanatorium
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Magee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Coats
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Mendenhall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Galilee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Galilee is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
- Puckett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Puckett is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- D'Lo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Jaynesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Mize
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Westville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Mount Olive
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Daniel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Daniel is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Cato
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cato is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Bezer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bezer is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
- Raleigh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Braxton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Arbo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Shivers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Mineral Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mineral Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Burns
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Burns is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Trenton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Trenton is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Polkville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Polkville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 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 New Bethlehem Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Simpson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The New Bethlehem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Magee
- Mendenhall
- Mize
- Mize lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the New Bethlehem Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mize.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Raleigh
- Taylorsville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 New Bethlehem Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Simpson 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 New Bethlehem Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1805876 (New Bethlehem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1805876 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: Simpson
- Est. Elev: 162 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Magee North
- Location given for New Bethlehem Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.9326584 Lon: -89.7414632
- 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 Simpson, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- New 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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