A visit to the Bennett Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Bennett Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bennett Cemetery:
34.0543, -87.2933
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bennett Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bennett Cemetery is located in Winston County<2>.
The county seat for Winston County is located in Double Springs. Double Springs lies just to the northwest of the Bennett Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Bennett Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bennett Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gaddy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Gaddy Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaddy Cemetery
- Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Wilson - Tubbs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Corinth Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Omega Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor - Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- John Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The John Brown Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Brown Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Arley First Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Arley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Arley Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arley Cemetery
- Arley UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Arley UMC Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arley UMC Cemetery
- Meek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Meek Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Meek Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Arley.
- The Meek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Freedom Worship Center Cemetery
- Meek Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2167702 <5>
- Pleasant Hill #1 Community Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McClinton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The McClinton Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClinton Cemetery
- Montgomery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
- Avery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Avery Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Cemetery
- Pine Tucky MB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Poplar Springs Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bennett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Kennedy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Burdick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Burdick Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdick Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bennett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bennett Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Falls City ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Falls City is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Slick Ford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Slick Ford is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Ford
- Arley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Houston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Marylee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marylee is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marylee
- Double Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Camak Mills ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Camak Mills is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camak Mills
- South Lowell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- South Lowell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lowell
- Nauvoo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edgil
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Edgil is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgil
- Ardell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ardell is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardell
- Slicklizzard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Slicklizzard is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slicklizzard
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Prospect
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Saragossa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saragossa is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saragossa
- Gamble
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gamble is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamble
- Burrows Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burrows Crossroads is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows Crossroads
- Addison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crane Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Red Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Red Rock is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Powellville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Powellville is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- Ellaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ellaville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
- Lynn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lynn is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Jasper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Chances Crossroad
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chances Crossroad is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chances Crossroad
- Ashridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ashridge is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashridge
- Grayson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Grayson is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Bennett Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Winston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bennett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Bennett Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Winston County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Bennett Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #162069 (Bennett Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #162069 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Winston
- Est. Elev: 219 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Black Pond
- Location given for Bennett Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.0542715 Lon: -87.293345
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Winston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bennett Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |