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. 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:
35.6710, -89.5559
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bethlehem Cemetery.
Establishment of the Bethlehem Cemetery ...
The Bethlehem Cemetery was established in 1862.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Bethlehem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethlehem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Clark Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ripley Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- 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)
- Garden of Everlasting Life
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marrows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Durham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- 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)
- Lightfoot Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Canaan Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- El Canaan MB Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Estes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Estes Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] 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)
- Ripley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Glimp
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Glimp is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glimp
- Arp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Luckett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Covington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nutbush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Flippin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Toulon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bride
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Fort Pillow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Garland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Garland is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Edith
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ashport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Detroit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Burlison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
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
- Ripley
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 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:
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: #9243
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1277158 (Bethlehem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1277158 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: Lauderdale
- Est. Elev: 102 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ripley South
- Location given for Bethlehem Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6714676 Lon: -89.5556315
- 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 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 '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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |