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:
34.2846, -81.4332
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 Newberry County<2>.
The county seat for Newberry County is located in Newberry. Newberry lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west 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 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Bethlehem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethlehem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pomaria Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Pomaria Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomaria Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Wicker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wicker Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicker Cemetery
- St. Phillips Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Phillips Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Phillips Cemetery
- Bachman Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Clayton Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Cannons Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Cannons Creek Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannons Creek Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Little Mountain.
- The Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70338 <5>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Peak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Peak Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak Cemetery
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Cemetery
- Enoree Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Enoree Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enoree Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery
- Capers Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Capers Chapel Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capers Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Capers Chapel Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Chapin.
- James Ashford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The James Ashford Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Ashford Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 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:
- Pomaria
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sondleys ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sondleys is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondleys
- Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Slighs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Slighs is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
- Little Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Peak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Prosperity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glymphville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Glymphville is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
- Jenkinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Monticello
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Monticello is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Chapin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blair
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rock Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Newberry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stoney Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stoney Hill is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Hill
- Helena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Helena is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- White Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Murray of Richland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Newberry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethlehem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chapin
- Newberry
- Peak
- Peak lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Bethlehem Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Peak.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Prosperity
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 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 South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Newberry 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 #1228373 (Bethlehem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1228373 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: Newberry
- Est. Elev: 98 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pomaria
- Location given for Bethlehem Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.2845884 Lon: -81.4331565
- 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 South Carolina's counties, including Newberry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |