A visit to the Benson 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 Benson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Benson Cemetery:
31.8218, -85.8997
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Benson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Benson Cemetery is located in Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Troy. Troy lies just to the west southwest of the Benson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Benson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Benson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Griffin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Kendrick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Kendrick Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Antioch Missionary Baptist Church Cememtery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Copeland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Copeland Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland Cemetery
- Paran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Paran Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paran Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Banks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Banks Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Cemetery
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- Alexander Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Hussey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hussey Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hussey Cemetery
- Livingston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Livingston Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston Cemetery
- Williams & Andrew Jackson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Carroll Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Murphree Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Murphree Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Starling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Starling Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starling Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Benson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Benson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Banks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McClure Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- McClure Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Town
- Troy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mossy Grove Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mossy Grove Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Village
- Pronto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pronto is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pronto
- Needmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Needmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Linwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Linwood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Brundidge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Buckhorn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Buckhorn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Meeksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Meeksville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeksville
- Saco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saco is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
- Youngblood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Youngblood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Orion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orion is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Tarentum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tarentum is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
- Hallsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hallsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Centre Ridge ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Centre Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Ridge
- Postoak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Postoak is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Ansley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ansley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Goshen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Perote
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Perote is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perote
- Wingard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wingard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingard
- Wilkinstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wilkinstown is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinstown
- Frisco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Frisco is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Roeton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Roeton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeton
- Tennille
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tennille is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
- Center Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Center Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
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 Benson Cemetery. The following communities are located in Pike County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Benson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Benson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Pike 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 Benson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #163505 (Benson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #163505 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: Pike
- Est. Elev: 154 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Troy
- Location given for Benson Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.8218241 Lon: -85.8996716
- 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 Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Benson 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. |