Near Canehill in Washington County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
Bethlehem Cemetery
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 21, 2023
1. Bethlehem Cemetery Marker
Washington County Arkansas
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
c. 1830
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1830.
Location. 35° 52.079′ N, 94° 27.549′ W. Marker is near Canehill, Arkansas, in Washington County. It can be reached from East Munyon Road (County Road 442) 0.3 miles south of State Route 45, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 16659 E Munyon Rd, Canehill AR 72717, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Northwest Arkansas, on the Ozark Plateau, in the Cherokee Heritage Region, and in Osage Territory. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Ozarks. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bethlehem Methodist-Episcopal Church South (here, next to this marker); Fruit Cellar (approx. 4.4 miles away); Dr. William and Laura Welch House - 1855 (approx. 4.4 miles away); Zebulon and Eunice Edmiston House 1872 (approx. 4½ miles away); The Battle of Cane Hill (approx. 4½ miles away); Washington County Cane Hill College (approx. 4.6 miles away); Almost The End Of The Cherokee's Sad Journey Westward (approx. 5 miles away); John Tilley House (approx. 9.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Canehill.
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Regarding Bethlehem Cemetery. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:
Approximately four miles southwest of Canehill in Washington County, the cemetery is the final resting spot of many early settlers of the area. In 1827, the Bethlehem Methodist Episcopal Church South was constructed by John Bankston. At the time of its construction the church was located on the main road between the towns of Vineyard and Canehill. The cemetery is a direct result of the church which is no longer extant on this site. The first recorded burial occurred in 1832. There are eighty-seven graves in the cemetery of which eighty-one are historic. Twenty-five of the stones are marked between 1832 and 1900; twenty-six between 1900 and 1950, and six from 1950-1980. The cemetery also contains twenty-five historic unmarked fieldstones. Circa 1910 the Bethlehem Methodist Episcopal Church South was moved to the town of Morrow; thus the only thing that remains of historic Bethlehem is the old weathered gravestone of some of the county's earliest settlers.
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Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 21, 2023
2. Bethlehem Cemetery Marker
Featured marker is on the ground at left.
2. Bethlehem Cemetery. Find A Grave entry on the historic cemetery. (Submitted on June 3, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 21, 2023
3. Bethlehem Cemetery
The oldest marked gravestone is from 1832.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 3, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 284 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 3, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
