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:
40.0265, -82.1010
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 Muskingum County<2>.
The county seat for Muskingum County is located in Zanesville. Zanesville lies just to the southeast 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 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Bethlehem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethlehem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Valley Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sidle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Sidle Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidle Cemetery
- Black Log Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Black Log Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Log Cemetery
- Mattingly Settlement Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Irville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Irville Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irville Cemetery
- The Irville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Irville - Nashport Cemetery
- Brushy Knob Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Brushy Knob Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Knob Cemetery
- The Brushy Knob Cemetery has also been known as:
- Captain Tanner Cemetery
- Tanner Cemetery
- Muskingum Presbyterian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- VanVorrhis Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The VanVorrhis Family Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for VanVorrhis Family Cemetery
- The VanVorrhis Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Van Vorhis Cemetery
- Van Vorrhis Family Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Finley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Finley Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley Cemetery
- Crooks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Crooks Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooks Cemetery
- Baxter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Baxter Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Cemetery
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- Boxter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Boxter Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxter Cemetery
- Beulah Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Timber Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Timber Run Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Run Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park Cemetery
- The Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zanesville Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44247 <5>
- Garnger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Garnger Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnger Cemetery
- Sherrods Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Campbell's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Campbell's Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell's Cemetery
- Shannon Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shannon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Shannon Cemetery is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shannon Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Shannon
- The Shannon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2363358 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Shannon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shannon is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Nashport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Zanesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Zanesville
- Gilbert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gilbert is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Rock Cut
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Cut is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cut
- Black Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Black Run is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Run
- Frazeysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gratiot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gratiot is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Zanesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wortley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wortley is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortley
- Dresden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Little Claylick ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Little Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Claylick
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Brownsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Zanesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
- Pleasant Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Trinway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hanover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
- Hollister's Mill ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hollister's Mill is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister's Mill
- Darlington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Claylick ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Mount Perry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Perry is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Perry
- Fultonham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fultonham is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Buckeye
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Adamsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Reform
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reform is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Ben
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ben is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
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. The following communities are located in Muskingum County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethlehem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dresden
- Frazeysburg
- Zanesville
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 websites either 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 Ohio:
- Pages specific to Muskingum 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 #1037965 (Bethlehem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1037965 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: Muskingum
- Est. Elev: 282 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dresden
- Location given for Bethlehem Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.0264562 Lon: -82.100973
- 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 Ohio's counties, including Muskingum, 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 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. |
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