A visit to the Bethlehem Lutheran 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 Lutheran Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery:
41.4048, -84.2608
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery is located in Defiance County<2>.
The county seat for Defiance County is located in Defiance. Defiance lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tittle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Tittle Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tittle Cemetery
- Bremer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bremer Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremer Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- St. Peter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
- Locust Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Locust Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Marks Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Domersville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Domersville Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domersville Cemetery
- St. Michaels Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Poplar Ridge Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge Cemetery
- St. Pauls Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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- Union Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
- Brey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Brey Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brey Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Freedom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Freedom Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Cemetery
- Old Evansport Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Old Evansport Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Evansport Cemetery
- New St. Johns Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Parry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Parry Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry Cemetery
- Brinkman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Brinkman Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkman Cemetery
- Florida Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Florida Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida Cemetery
- Glenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
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 Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ridgeville Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ridgeville Corners is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Corners
- Okolona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Okolona is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona has also been known as:
- Okalona
- Jewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jewell is located in Defiance County
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- Florida
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Napoleon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Archbold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pettisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pettisville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettisville
- Brunersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brunersburg is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg
- Williamstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Williamstown is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Defiance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Eckley is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Station
- Stryker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Burlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Burlington is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Ayersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ayersville is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville
- Wauseon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holgate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
- Malinta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- New Bavaria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- New Bavaria is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bavaria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Grelton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Grelton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- Plattston ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Plattston is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattston
- Pulaski
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pulaski is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Pleasant Bend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Bend is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Bend
- West Unity
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bryan
(15 miles [24.1 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 Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Defiance County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Archbold
- Bryan
- Bryan lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bryan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
- Defiance
- Holgate
- Liberty Center
- Napoleon
- Pettisville
- Stryker
- Wauseon
- West Unity
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 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 Lutheran Cemetery:
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- Pages specific to Defiance 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 Lutheran Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1806046 (Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1806046 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: Defiance
- Est. Elev: 224 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ridgeville Corners
- Location given for Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.4047721 Lon: -84.2607816
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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 Defiance, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bethlehem Lutheran 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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