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A visit to the Old 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 Old Bethlehem Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Bethlehem Cemetery

Lat:   29.2248°   (29° 13' 29")

Lon:   -95.8947°   (-95° 53' 40")

The Old Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Wharton County<1>.

The county seat for Wharton County is located in Wharton. Wharton lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Old Bethlehem Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Old Bethlehem Cemetery.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Bethlehem Cemetery, with the nearest first.

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Old Bethlehem Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Bethlehem Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Newgulf
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Pledger
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pledger have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pledger
    • Pledger is located in Matagorda County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pledger <7>
  • Boling
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boling have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boling
    • Boling is located in Wharton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boling <7>
  • Danciger
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danciger have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danciger
    • Danciger is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danciger <7>
  • Lane City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane City
    • Lane City is located in Wharton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane City <7>
  • McCroskey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Four Corners
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Four Corners is located in Fort Bend County
  • Damon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Damon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon
    • Damon is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damon <7>
  • Guy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
    • Guy is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guy <7>
  • Chalmers
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Needville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Needville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needville
    • Needville is located in Fort Bend County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,131 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Needville <7>
  • Old Ocean
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Ocean have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ocean
    • Old Ocean is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Ocean <7>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Wharton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Van Vleck
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Fairchilds
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairchilds have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchilds
      • Fairchilds is located in Fort Bend County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,359 people
    • Kendleton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendleton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendleton
      • Kendleton is located in Fort Bend County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kendleton <7>
    • West Columbia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Hungerford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Elliott ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elliott. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
      • Elliott is located in Matagorda County
      • Elliott has also been known as:
      • Elliott's
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elliott
      • From the Old Bethlehem Cemetery to Elliott
    • Bay City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
      • Bay City is located in Matagorda County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,474 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay City <7>
    • Sweeny
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • East Columbia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Caney
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
      • Caney is located in Matagorda County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Caney
      • From the Old Bethlehem Cemetery to Caney
    • Wild Peach Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wild Peach Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Peach Village
      • Wild Peach Village is located in Brazoria County
    • Pleak
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleak have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleak
      • Pleak is located in Fort Bend County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,762 people
    • Beasley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beasley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
      • Beasley is located in Fort Bend County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beasley <7>
    • Pierce
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
      • Pierce is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce <7>

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 Old Bethlehem Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wharton County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Bethlehem Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Old Bethlehem Cemetery:

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Wharton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Old Bethlehem Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.2248, Longitude: -95.8947    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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