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:
44.5683, -96.5012
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 Deuel County<2>.
The county seat for Deuel County is located in Clear Lake. Clear Lake lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northwest 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 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Bethlehem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethlehem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethany Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Deuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Wood Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hansonville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hansonville Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansonville Cemetery
- Trulock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Trulock Cemetery is located in Brookings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trulock Cemetery
- Hendricks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hendricks Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Leganger Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Leganger Cemetery is located in Deuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leganger Cemetery
- Bohemian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
- Toronto Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Toronto Cemetery is located in Deuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Deuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Blom Prairie Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Blom Prairie Cemetery is located in Deuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blom Prairie Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blom Prairie Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Toronto.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96821 <5>
- Mikkelson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Mikkelson Cemetery is located in Deuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikkelson Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Marble Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Marble Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Cemetery
- Fortier Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Fortier Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortier Cemetery
- New Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The New Grove Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grove Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Brookings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Fair View Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Fair View Cemetery is located in Brookings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair View Cemetery
- Swenson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Swenson Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swenson Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- West Elim Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Bethlehem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethlehem Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Astoria
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hendricks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Toronto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brandt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- White
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ivanhoe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Johnsonville is located in Deuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Canby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Canby is located in Yellow Medicine County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,645 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canby <6>
- Gary
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Clear Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bushnell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bushnell is located in Brookings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Porter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Porter is located in Yellow Medicine County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Moritz
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Moritz is located in Deuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moritz
- Estimated population in 2011: 13 people
- Estelline
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sunnyview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyview is located in Brookings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyview
- Estimated population in 2014: 17 people
- Arco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Altamont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Altamont is located in Deuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Bruce
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Aurora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Taunton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dempster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dempster is located in Hamlin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dempster
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 Deuel County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethlehem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brandt
- Brookings
- Bruce
- Bruce lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Bethlehem Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bruce.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Bushnell
- Canby
- Clear Lake
- Estelline
- Gary
- Hendricks
- Lake Benton
- Toronto
- White
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Dakota:
- Pages specific to Deuel 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 #1253897 (Bethlehem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1253897 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: Deuel
- Est. Elev: 555 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Astoria
- Location given for Bethlehem Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.5682967 Lon: -96.5011609
- 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 Dakota's counties, including Deuel, 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 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. |