A visit to the Bentley 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 Bentley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bentley Cemetery:
34.8515, -86.5511
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bentley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bentley Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Huntsville. Huntsville lies just to the south southwest of the Bentley Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 37 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Bentley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bentley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cavett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Cavett Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Strawder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Strawder Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawder Cemetery
- Meridianville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bayless Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Bayless Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Otey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Otey Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Blankenship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Humphrey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Humphrey Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Townsend Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Townsend Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Pope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Pope Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Strong Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Strong Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Strong Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Strong Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Ford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Hunt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Scruggs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Scruggs Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs Cemetery
- Flint River Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Flint River Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Hymen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hymen Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Battle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Battle Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Sandidge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Sandidge Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- St. Rebecca Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Rebecca Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Conley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Conley Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Stewart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Battle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Battle Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Mitchell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Wade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Humphrey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Humphrey Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Penny Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Penny Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penny Cemetery
- Tiller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Tiller Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiller Cemetery
- Hewlett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hewlett Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Patton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Patton Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- McCrary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The McCrary Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrary Cemetery
- Bloucher Ford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Echols Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Echols Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols 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 Bentley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bentley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Moore's Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County
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- Meridianville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Normal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chase
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chase is located in Madison County
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- Mercury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mercury is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
- Country Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Country Village is located in Madison County
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- Hazel Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ryland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Key's Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County
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- Lincoln
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lincoln is located in Madison County
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- Huntsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Maysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- New Market
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jeff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jeff is located in Madison County
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- Rideout Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Brownsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Madison County
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- Madison Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County
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- Monrovia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County
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- Greenwycke Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Toney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chelsea
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
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- Harvest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Big Cove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Elkwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Center Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
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 Bentley Cemetery. The following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bentley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Bentley Cemetery:
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- Pages specific to Madison 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 Bentley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #146680 (Bentley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #146680 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 219 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Meridianville
- Location given for Bentley Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8514783 Lon: -86.5511036
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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 Madison, 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- Bentley 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |