A visit to the Bethlehem 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 Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Bethlehem Cemetery (FG ID #97953).
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:
34.7199, -97.2101
The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Garvin County<2>.
The county seat for Garvin County is located in Pauls Valley. Pauls Valley lies just to the north northwest of the Bethlehem Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bethlehem Cemetery.
Establishment of the Bethlehem Cemetery ...
The Bethlehem Cemetery was established in 1885.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Bethlehem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethlehem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- The Old Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Old Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Old Cemetery
- State School Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The State School Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State School Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Klondike Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Klondike Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike Cemetery
- Whitebead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Whitebead Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitebead Cemetery
- Shirley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Shirley Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Cemetery
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
- Paoli Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Paoli Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli Cemetery
- Dulin & Walner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Florence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Florence Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Civit Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Civit Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Civit Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Wynnewood View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clabber Flats Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Blue Branch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Blue Branch Cemetery is located in McClain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Branch Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Sweet Home Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler Flats Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sandy Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Sandy Hill Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill Cemetery
- Abney Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Abney Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abney Cemetery
- Dixon Chapel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Dixon Chapel Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Chapel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- Pauls Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wynnewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Whitebead
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Paoli
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Katie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Katie is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Antioch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Elmore City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Washita
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Byars
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rosedale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rosedale is located in McClain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Maysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Satterwhite
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stratford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hennepin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wallville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Foster
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Davis
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cedar Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cedar Village is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
- Sulphur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wanette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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 Garvin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethlehem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Byars
- Elmore City
- Lexington
- Maysville
- Paoli
- Paoli lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Bethlehem Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Paoli.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
- Pauls Valley
- Roff
- Roff lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Bethlehem Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Roff.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roff
- Stratford
- Sulphur
- Wanette
- Wayne
- Wayne lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Bethlehem Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wayne.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Wynnewood
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 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Garvin 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #97953
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1090065 (Bethlehem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1090065 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: Garvin
- Est. Elev: 271 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pauls Valley
- Location given for Bethlehem Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7198037 Lon: -97.2100225
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Oklahoma's counties, including Garvin, 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 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. |