Bethlehem
Bethlehem is on Farm Road 1650 eleven miles southeast of Gilmer in southeastern Upshur County. The site was settled in the early 1850s. A school began operating there around 1900. In the mid-1930s the community had a church, a school, a store, a cemetery, and a number of scattered houses. During the 1950s Bethlehem and nearby Omega formed an independent school district with a high school. The school and church were later moved a mile south to New Bethlehem, and in 1958 the school was consolidated with the East Mountain school district. In the mid-1960s Bethlehem had a church, a cemetery, a store, and a few houses. In 1990 the church and cemetery were still maintained, and Bethlehem reported a population of twenty-five. The population grew to seventy-five in 2000.
Adapted from the official Handbook of Texas, a state encyclopedia developed by the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA). It is an authoritative source of trusted historical records.
Christopher Long | © Texas State Historical Association
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Currently Exists
Yes
Place type
Bethlehem is classified as a Town
Associated Names
- [Old-]
Locations
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- Latitude
- 32.83596420
- Longitude
- -94.98882700
Has Post Office
No
Is Incorporated
No

Bethlehem by the Numbers
Population Counts
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Pop. | Year | Source |
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75 | 2009 | Local Officials |