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 #9243)
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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
Lat: 35.6710° (35° 40' 15")
Lon: -89.5559° (-89° 33' 21")
The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County<2>.
The county seat for Lauderdale County is located in Ripley. Ripley lies just to the north northeast of the Bethlehem Cemetery .
Establishment of the Bethlehem Cemetery ...
The Bethlehem Cemetery was established in 1862.
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 helpful 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 Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Lauderdale County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Bethlehem Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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.
- Henning
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Durhamville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durhamville
- Durhamville is located in Lauderdale County
- Ripley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Arp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Arp is located in Lauderdale County
- Luckett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luckett
- Luckett is located in Lauderdale County
- Covington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Toulon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toulon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
- Toulon is located in Haywood County
- Bride
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bride have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bride
- Bride is located in Tipton County
- Fort Pillow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pillow
- Fort Pillow is located in Lauderdale County
- Garland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Garland is located in Tipton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Edith
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edith have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
- Edith is located in Lauderdale County
- Gates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Gates is located in Lauderdale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Burlison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlison have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlison
- Burlison is located in Tipton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlison <4>
- Brighton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brighton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Brighton is located in Tipton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,929 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brighton <4>
- Keeling
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeling
- Keeling is located in Hancock County
- Stanton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Halls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gilt Edge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilt Edge
- Gilt Edge is located in Tipton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Mason
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Brownsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fulton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Fulton is located in Lauderdale County
- Idaville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Idaville is located in Tipton County
- Chestnut Bluff
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Bluff
- Chestnut Bluff is located in Crockett County
- Fredonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Fredonia is located in Haywood County
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 Lauderdale County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethlehem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brownsville
- Covington
- Halls
- Halls lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Bethlehem Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Halls.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
- Munford
- Ripley
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Bethlehem Cemetery.<6>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethlehem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16006 <1>
- Clark Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Poplar Grove Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Poplar Grove Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Henning.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poplar Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17324 <1>
- Ripley Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Ripley Memorial Gardens is located in Lauderdale County
- The Ripley Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Lauderdale County Memorial Gardens
- Memorial Gardens Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ripley Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15589 <1>
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elam Durhamville Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Durhamville Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Elam Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Asbury UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Asbury UMC Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- The Asbury UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Asbury Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Asbury UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8723 <1>
- Garden of Everlasting Life
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden of Everlasting Life have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Garden of Everlasting Life is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden of Everlasting Life
- Marrows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Durham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Durham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Durham Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Durham Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11568 <1>
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Holmes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Canfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Canfield Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- The Canfield Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ripley Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canfield Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10142 <1>
- Lightfoot Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Canaan Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Canaan Church Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- The Canaan Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Canaan Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canaan Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10132 <1>
- El Canaan MB Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The El Canaan MB Church Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- The El Canaan MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- El Canaan Cemetery
- Elcanaan Cemetery
- Elcanaan MB Church Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the El Canaan MB Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11680 <1>
- Estes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Estes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Estes Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Estes Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
- Prater Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mary's Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mary's Chapel Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mary's Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Ripley.
- The Mary's Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mary's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mary's Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #186803 <1>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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 #1277158 (Bethlehem Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1277158 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Ripley South
- County: Lauderdale Elev: 102
- Location given for GNIS #1277158 (Bethlehem Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #9243
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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 Tennessee's counties, including Lauderdale, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bethlehem Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6710, Longitude: -89.5559 |
<4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |