Below you will find an extensive list of Bethlehem place names around the globe. Note that a few of these towns have disappeared altogether, while others have dwindled to just a few buildings. But they're all actual places that share their name with that of the birthplace of Jesus.

Since many of these Bethlehem towns are smaller communities that might be less familiar to the reader, we offer not only the pertinent state and country location information, but often give the county or district where they are located -- or were located in the case of those towns that no longer exist.

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Bethlehem, Alabama, U.S.A.
Bethlehem, Conway County, Arkansas, U.S.A.
Bethlehem, Litchfield County, Connecticut, U.S.A.
Bethlehem, Holmes County, Florida, U.S.A.
Bethlehem, Georgia, U.S.A.
Bethlehem, Clark County, Indiana, U.S.A.
Bethlehem, Wayne County, Iowa, U.S.A.
Bethlehem, Henry County, Kentucky, U.S.A.
Bethlehem, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, U.S.A. (historical)
Bethlehem, Winn Parish, Louisiana, U.S.A.
Bethlehem, Caroline County, Maryland, U.S.A.
Bethlehem, Marshall County, Mississippi, U.S.A.
Bethlehem, Missouri, U.S.A.
Bethlehem, Grafton County, New Hampshire, U.S.A.
Bethlehem, Albany County, New York, U.S.A.
Bethlehem, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Old Bethlehem, Warren County, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Bethlehem, Ohio, U.S.A.
Little Bethlehem, Hamilton County, Ohio, U.S.A.
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
South Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
New Bethlehem, Clarion County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Bethlehem, Meade County, South Dakota, U.S.A.
Bethlehem, Henry County, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Saint Bethlehem, Montgomery County, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Bethlehem, Texas, U.S.A.
Upper Bethlehem, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Bethlehem, West Virginia, U.S.A.


International Bethlehem place names

Bethlehem, County Westmeath, Ireland
Bethlehem, Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica
Bethlehem, Namibia
Bethlehem, near Rottum, Groningen, Netherlands
Bethlehem, near Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Bethlehem, West Bank, Palestine
Bethlehem, Singapore
Bethlehem Island, Solomon Islands
Bethlehem, Free State, South Africa
Bethlehem, Switzerland
Bethlehem, Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom