Bethlehem Cemetery
2801 Jackson Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Some Cemetery Facts:
- The property is over 20 acres and is designed in the rural cemetery tradition
- Bethlehem Cemetery has over 9,000 burials, of whom over 600 are veterans
- Around Memorial Day the American Legion Post #46 is assisted in setting up over 600 US flags with help from THE BETHLEHEM VETERANS AND FRIENDS church group.
- Columbarium niches are available as well as a memorial garden
- Historic family names include Allmendinger, Aprill, Bissinger (Konrad is believed to be the first German in the Ann Arbor area), Clements, Weber to name a few.
- The beginning of Bethlehem Church and cemetery dates back to 1833 when the early Germans settled in the Michigan Territory.