A visit to the Bethlehem United Methodist Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Bethlehem United Methodist Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Bethlehem United Methodist Cemetery (FG ID #2291752).
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 United Methodist Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethlehem United Methodist Cemetery:
35.3015, -82.1601
The Bethlehem United Methodist Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.
The county seat for Polk County is located in Columbus. Columbus lies just to the south southwest of the Bethlehem United Methodist Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bethlehem United Methodist Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Bethlehem United Methodist Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethlehem United Methodist Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Polk Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Big Level Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Coopers Gap Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Abrams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Patty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Patty Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patty Cemetery
- Bradley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
- Jones - Price Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Good Shepherd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor Plantation Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Temple of Jesus Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Bradley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
- Jackson Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Jackson Grove Cemetery is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Grove Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Matthew Chapel AME Zion Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Full Gospel Revival Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jones Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Stepp Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Stepp Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stepp Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Evergreen Memorial Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Grays Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Miller - Twitty Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns MB Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bills Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mt. Nebo Baptist Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bethlehem United Methodist Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethlehem United Methodist Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mill Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Columbus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tryon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Landrum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lake Lure
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Green Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Melrose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Chimney Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Baxter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Saluda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Village of Chimney Rock Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Village of Chimney Rock Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Chimney Rock Village
- Estimated population in 2015: 108 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Campobello
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Shiloh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Rutherfordton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bat Cave
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dana is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Upward
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gowensville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Spindale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ruth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ruth is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Fingerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Bakersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cuba is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Bearwallow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Flat Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 United Methodist Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethlehem United Methodist Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Columbus
- Landrum
- Rutherfordton
- Spindale
- Tryon
- Tryon lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Bethlehem United Methodist Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tryon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
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 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 United Methodist Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Polk 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 United Methodist Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2291752
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Polk, 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 United Methodist 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |