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. 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:
37.1910, -77.2180
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Prince George County<2>.
. Prince George lies just to the west northwest of the Bethlehem Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bethlehem Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Bethlehem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethlehem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lebanon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Harrison Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Harrison Grove Cemetery is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Newville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Newville Cemetery is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville Cemetery
- Mt. Sinai Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Sinai Memorial Park is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Memorial Park
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Centerville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Centerville Cemetery is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Cemetery
- Merchants Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Merchants Hope Cemetery is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merchants Hope Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Union Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Branch Cemetery is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Branch Cemetery
- Southlawn Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Southlawn Memorial Park is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southlawn Memorial Park
- Loving Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Loving Union Cemetery is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loving Union Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Brandon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Brandon Cemetery is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Cemetery
- City Point National Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The City Point National Cemetery is located in Hopewell City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Point National Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the City Point National Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hopewell.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109393 <5>
- Appomattox Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Appomattox Cemetery is located in Hopewell City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appomattox Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Appomattox Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hopewell.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1492175 <5>
- Blandford Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Blandford Cemetery is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandford Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blandford Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Petersburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49478 <5>
- Little Church Street Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Peoples Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Peoples Memorial Cemetery is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Peoples Memorial Cemetery is located in Petersburg.
- The Peoples Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Providence Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2192025 <5>
- Brith Achim Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Brith Achim Cemetery is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brith Achim Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brith Achim Cemetery is located in Petersburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2222405 <5>
- Eastview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Eastview Cemetery is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Eastview Cemetery is located in Petersburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1933708 <5>
- Rod-of Sholom Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- St. Joseph's RC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The St. Joseph's RC Cemetery is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's RC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph's RC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Petersburg.
- The St. Joseph's RC Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Josephs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968061 <5>
- Wilkerson Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Wilkerson Memorial Cemetery is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkerson Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wilkerson Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Petersburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1992690 <5>
- Garys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Garys Cemetery is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garys Cemetery
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]<3> of the Bethlehem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethlehem Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Newville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Garysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Derby ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Hopewell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Burrowsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Westover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Petersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Screamersville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
- Kimages
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Colonial Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Waverly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Braebrook Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Braebrook Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
- Bollinger Estates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bollinger Estates is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Estates
- Ettrick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Carsley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Meadowville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Spring Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Charles City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grant Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Maitland Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Claremont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Matoaca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Deep Bottom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
- Ruthville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Addison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
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 Prince George County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethlehem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Charles City
- Claremont
- Hopewell
- Petersburg
- Waverly
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 Virginia:
- Pages specific to Prince George 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1739862 (Bethlehem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1739862 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: Prince George
- Est. Elev: 39 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Disputanta North
- Location given for Bethlehem Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1909826 Lon: -77.2180296
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Virginia's counties, including Prince George, 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 obstructions 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> | 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. |
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