Bethlehem, Kentucky

Bethlehem is an unincorporated community in Henry County, Kentucky, United States. The community's center is the intersection of Kentucky Highways 22 and 573. [The Rand McNally Road Atlas, 2007 Edition, page 43.] Bethlehem is best known for its annual Living Nativity,cite web|url=http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/summary_0199-1278237_ITM|title=Kentucky Nativity|date=2003-12-27|publisher=The Christian Century|accessdate=2008-05-08] celebrated on December 22-25. The event is a collaborative effort of three local Christian churches (Bethlehem Baptist, Bethlehem Methodist, and Point Pleasant Christian). The Bethlehem post office (ZIP code 40007) offers a special postmark during the Christmas season. Each December, people from many surrounding communities, and occasionally from other states, bring their holiday cards to receive the Bethlehem postmark. [cite web|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LH&s_site=kentucky&p_multi=LH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB73CDE0090E7A4&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=Little Town of Bethlehem, KY Has Busy Post Office|last=Gibson|first=Jane|date=1990-12-16|publisher=Lexington Herald-Leader|accessdate=2008-05-08] In 1996, a segment of the CBS Evening News featured Bethlehem's Christmas traditions.

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