Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Bethlehem (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Bethlehem. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Bethlehem is located in Henry County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Henry County: Calloway (KY), Graves (KY), Benton, Carroll, Stewart & Weakley.
Below are the counties that are near Bethlehem. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bethlehem:
- Henry County (The home county of Bethlehem)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethlehem, with the one closest to Bethlehem listed first.
- Conyersville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Puryear
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Puryear is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Mandels ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mandels is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandels
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,349 people
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- India
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- India is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- Whitlock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- Oak Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,703 people
- Paris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oakland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Cottage Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Boston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Boston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Springville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Manleyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethlehem, with the one closest to Bethlehem listed first.
- Big Sandy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Faxon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Camden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sandy Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sandy Point is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethlehem, with the one closest to Bethlehem listed first.
- McKenzie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hico
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hico is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Bruceton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hollow Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethlehem, with the one closest to Bethlehem listed first.
- McKinnon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Magnolia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Tennessee Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Brownsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
- Humphreys County
- Halls Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
- Stewart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethlehem, with the one closest to Bethlehem listed first.
- Snider
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Snider is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Dover
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <1>
- Bumpus Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Weakley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethlehem, with the one closest to Bethlehem listed first.
- Dunlap ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dunlap is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,068 people
- Ore Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ore Springs is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Springs
- Tumbling
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tumbling is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling
- Gleason
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Latham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Latham is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Dresden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pillowville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pillowville is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillowville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,625 people
- Calloway County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethlehem, with the one closest to Bethlehem listed first.
- Hazel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Providence
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- New Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Murray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Murray is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,437 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <1>
- Harris Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Grove is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Protemus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Protemus is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
- Almo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Almo is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
- Kirksey
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kirksey is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
- Dexter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dexter is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Graves County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethlehem, with the one closest to Bethlehem listed first.
- Bell City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bell City is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Tri City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tri City is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
- Lynnville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lynnville is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Farmington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Sedalia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mayfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pryorsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pryorsburg is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryorsburg
- Wingo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethlehem, with the one closest to Bethlehem listed first.
- Hardin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Aurora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Olive
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Olive is located in Marshall County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Dogtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dogtown is located in Marshall County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Fairdealing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fairdealing is located in Marshall County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Benton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Trigg County (KY)
- Canton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Canton is located in Trigg County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bethlehem, see our County-by-County Page for Bethlehem.
Cemeteries Near Bethlehem ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bethlehem.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Bethlehem - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bethlehem covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bethlehem, with the one closest to Bethlehem listed first.
- Lankford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Conyersville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Conyersville Community Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville Community Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Conyersville Community Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the east of Puryear.
- The Conyersville Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Conyersville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10779 <3>
- Potts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lafever Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Valentine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- McGhee Old Slave Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Morris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (1061 more) ...
- Kennerly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gilliam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rogers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Bethlehem in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bethlehem.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bethlehem, with the one closest to Bethlehem listed first.
- Conyersville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Puryear
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Puryear is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Hazel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Providence
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Whitlock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- India
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- India is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- New Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Osage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Osage is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Murray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Murray is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,437 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <1>
- Elkhorn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elkhorn is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Paris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Porters ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Porters is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
- Pottertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pottertown is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottertown
- Harris Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Grove is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bethlehem. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bethlehem.
Newspapers Published in Bethlehem ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bethlehem.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bethlehem, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bethlehem.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bethlehem:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Henry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Carroll County
- Houston County
- Humphreys County
- Stewart County
- Weakley County
- Calloway County
- Graves County
- Marshall County
- Trigg County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bethlehem) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bethlehem, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |