The hamlet sits on New York State Route 396 (Bridge Street) and lies southwest of the Selkirk Rail Yard and just north of the Coeymans town line.

[1] In 1990, due to the shift of the area from rural farmland and woods to a more residential community the town decided to build South Bethlehem's first park.

The playground at the park was built with money and materials donated by around 40 area businesses, including $10,000 of equipment from General Electric.

Approximately 30 residents along with 75 employees from General Electric's Selkirk plant donated their time for the construction of the playground.

[5] In 1992, after years of controversy and complaints about odor and garbage littering the landscape, a privately owned 3.35-acre (13,600 m2) dump used by Waste Management of Greater Albany was closed.