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. 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 ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethlehem Cemetery
Lat: 36.4581° (36° 27' 29")
Lon: -89.0245° (-89° 1' 28")
The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Obion County<2>.
The county seat for Obion County is located in Union City. Union City lies just to the south southwest of the Bethlehem Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 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.
- Harelson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harelson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harelson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Harelson Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Scott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Obion County
- East View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East View Cemetery
- The East View Cemetery is located in Obion County
- The East View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eastview Cemetery
- Union City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11611 <5>
- Cheatham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cheatham Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cheatham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cheatham Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Gill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Gill Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Murphey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murphey Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murphey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Murphey Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Morris Slave Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Slave Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morris Slave Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Morris Slave Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Alexander Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alexander Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alexander Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Obion County
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- Joyner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joyner Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Joyner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Joyner Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Phebus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phebus Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phebus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Phebus Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Valentine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valentine Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valentine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Valentine Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Arnold Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arnold Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arnold Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Pierce Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pierce Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pierce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Huddleston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huddleston Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huddleston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Huddleston Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Wise - Holloway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wise - Holloway Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wise - Holloway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wise - Holloway Cemetery is located in Obion County
- West Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The West Hill Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Rankins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rankins Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rankins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rankins Cemetery is located in Obion County
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.
- Union City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Union City is located in Obion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,328 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <6>
- Jordan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jordan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Jordan is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Woodland Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
- Woodland Mills is located in Obion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Pierce Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
- Pierce Station is located in Obion County
- Cayce
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Cayce is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Rives
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Rives is located in Obion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Terrell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Terrell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell
- Terrell is located in Weakley County
- South Fulton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
- South Fulton is located in Obion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,210 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Fulton <6>
- Fulton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- McConnell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McConnell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- McConnell is located in Obion County
- Troy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Troy is located in Obion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,328 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <6>
- Moscow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moscow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Moscow is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Hickman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Martin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Water Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,244 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <6>
- Ralston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Ralston is located in Weakley County
- Fulgham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulgham
- Fulgham is located in Hickman County (KY)
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 Obion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethlehem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinton
- Fulton
- Hickman
- Martin
- Obion
- Sharon
- Troy
- Troy lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Bethlehem Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Troy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Union City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Obion 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
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 #1326713 (Bethlehem Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1326713 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: Union City
- County: Obion Elev: 110
- Location given for GNIS #1326713 (Bethlehem Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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 Tennessee's counties, including Obion, 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 drawn 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: 36.4581, Longitude: -89.0245 In this case, the coordinates for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | 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. |
<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. |
<7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |