THE BETHLEHEM LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Cherokee Plains setting.
Bethlehem township has 43.2 square miles of land in Henry County. Its Census reference point is in Cherokee Plains, within Central Irregular Plains.
Irregular plains form a transition between northern agricultural country and more wooded uplands to the south and east. Grassland and forest historically mixed, with wider woodland belts beside streams.
Regional context: Central Irregular Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Bethlehem and Henry County
Bethlehem is associated with Henry County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Bethlehem by land and water
The Census records 3.6 square miles of water within Bethlehem, or 7.7% of its total area. It is 2.9 percentage points higher than the 4.8% recorded for Henry County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Bethlehem township has 1 times the land area of nearby Leesville township (42 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.