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:
38.2937, -77.3566
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 Stafford County<2>.
The county seat for Stafford County is located in Stafford. Stafford lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north 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 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Bethlehem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethlehem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- White Oak Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The White Oak Cemetery is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
- Union Belle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Union Belle Cemetery is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Belle Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- New Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Fletchers Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- St. Georges Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Georges Cemetery is located in Fredericksburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Georges Cemetery
- Fredericksburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Fredericksburg Cemetery is located in Fredericksburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fredericksburg Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Fredericksburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #152122 <5>
- Masonic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Fredericksburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- Andrew Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Andrew Chapel Cemetery is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrew Chapel Cemetery
- Kurz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Kurz Cemetery is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurz Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- St. Clair Brooks Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Fredericksburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Confederate Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Confederate Cemetery is located in Fredericksburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Confederate Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Fredericksburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49863 <5>
- Fredericksburg National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grace Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Round Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Round Oak Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Oak Cemetery
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Cemetery
- Peoples Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Peoples Union Cemetery is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples Union Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- Woodlanding Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Woodlanding Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlanding Village
- Little Falls Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Little Falls Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls Village
- Olney Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Olney Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Corner
- North Potomac
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Potomac is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Potomac
- Falmouth Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Falmouth Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Village
- Hampstead Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hampstead Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead Village
- Moss Neck
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Grafton Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Grafton Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Village
- Chatham Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chatham Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Village
- Fredericksburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fairview Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Beach
- Willamsburg on the Potomac
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Northridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Northridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Falmouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Loy Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Loy Landing is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loy Landing
- Arnolds Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Arnolds Corner is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Corner
- Waverly Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Waverly Village is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Village
- Leavells
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavells
- Stafford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Samuels Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
- King George
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ambar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ambar is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
- Somerset Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Somerset Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Beach
- Massaponax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax
- Canterbury Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Canterbury Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
- New London
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Stuart Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
- Weedonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Weedonville is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
- Berea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
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 Stafford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethlehem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Berea
- Berea lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Bethlehem Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Berea.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Falmouth
- Fredericksburg
- King George
- Stafford
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 professional and volunteer 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 Stafford 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 #1749080 (Bethlehem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1749080 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: Stafford
- Est. Elev: 65 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Passapatanzy
- Location given for Bethlehem Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.2937388 Lon: -77.3566486
- 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 Stafford, 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' 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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