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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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 Upshur County.
To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Upshur County: Camp, Gregg, Marion, Morris, Smith & Wood.
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:
- Upshur County (The home county of Bethlehem)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethlehem, with the one closest to Bethlehem listed first.
- Bettie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bettie is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettie
- Delrose
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Delrose is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delrose
- Ewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ewell is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Simpsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Simpsonville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Thomas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Thomas is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Gilmer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kelsey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kelsey is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
- Rosewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rosewood is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Grice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grice is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grice
- LaFayette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- LaFayette is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
- Piney Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Rhonesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rhonesboro is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhonesboro
- Indian Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Rock is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rock
- Camp County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethlehem, with the one closest to Bethlehem listed first.
- Pine
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pine is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Pittsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rocky Mound
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rocky Mound is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Center Point is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Leesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harvard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Harvard is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethlehem, with the one closest to Bethlehem listed first.
- Hughes Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Avinger
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethlehem, with the one closest to Bethlehem listed first.
- Scroggins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Winnsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Purley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Purley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
- Mount Vernon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gregg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethlehem, with the one closest to Bethlehem listed first.
- East Mountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- East Mountain is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
- Seven Pines
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Pines is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- Gladewater
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Warren City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Warren City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Clarksville City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Clarksville City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
- White Oak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Judson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Teneryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Teneryville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teneryville
- Greggton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greggton is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggton
- Liberty City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Liberty City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Longview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rolling Meadows
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethlehem, with the one closest to Bethlehem listed first.
- Morton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Harleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lansing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lansing is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Noonday
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Noonday is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethlehem, with the one closest to Bethlehem listed first.
- Greenwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Pickton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Black Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Black Oak is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethlehem, with the one closest to Bethlehem listed first.
- Jackson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jackson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Macedonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Macedonia is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Sarber
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sarber is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarber
- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethlehem, with the one closest to Bethlehem listed first.
- Cason
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Star
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jenkins
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jenkins is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Daingerfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Branch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Branch is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Omaha
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethlehem, with the one closest to Bethlehem listed first.
- Starrville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Starrville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrville
- Red Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Winona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Titus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethlehem, with the one closest to Bethlehem listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Miller's Cove
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Miller's Cove is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Winfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cookville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Green Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Green Hill is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethlehem, with the one closest to Bethlehem listed first.
- Perryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Perryville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Pine Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pine Mills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
- Stout
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Stout is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Hawkins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cartwright
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cartwright is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Hainesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hainesville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesville
- Forest Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Forest Hill is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Coke
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Coke is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke
- Quitman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
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.
- Crossroad Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Christian Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lawton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lone Mtn. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Simpsonville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kelsey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grice Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grice Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Grice Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the north of Rhonesboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3953 <3>
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ridge Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Center Ridge Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the southwest of Pittsburg.
- The Center Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Hope Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #374801 <3>
- Bolton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (178 more) ...
- Smart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Myrtle Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Springs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Myrtle Springs Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the southwest of Pittsburg.
- The Myrtle Springs Cemetery has also been known as:
- Macedonia Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1172448 <3>
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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.
- Bettie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bettie is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettie
- Ewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ewell is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Simpsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Simpsonville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Grice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grice is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grice
- Gilmer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- LaFayette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- LaFayette is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
- Pittsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pritchett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pritchett is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchett
- Leesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Coffeeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Coffeeville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
- Glenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- West Mountain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- West Mountain is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mountain
- Diana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cason
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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 57 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 26 miles [41.8 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 Texas
- Pages specific to Upshur County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Camp County
- Cass County
- Franklin County
- Gregg County
- Harrison County
- Hopkins County
- Marion County
- Morris County
- Smith County
- Titus County
- Wood County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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' 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. |