A visit to the Old 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 Old Bennett Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Bennett Cemetery:
33.9626, -87.3289
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Bennett Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Bennett Cemetery is located in Walker County<2>.
The county seat for Walker County is located in Jasper. Jasper lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Old Bennett Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Old Bennett Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Bennett Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bennett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Gaddy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Gaddy Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaddy Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Hermon Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hermon Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The King Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Edgil Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Edgil Grove Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgil Grove Cemetery
- South Lowell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The South Lowell Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lowell Cemetery
- Wilson - Tubbs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Springs Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fergerson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Fergerson Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fergerson Cemetery
- Cross Roads Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Cross Roads Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads Cemetery
- J A Bennett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The J A Bennett Cemetery is located in Winston County
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- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Wint Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Wint Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wint Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The King Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Gaddy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Gaddy Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaddy Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Keeton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Keeton Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeton Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- New Prospect Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- Walker Memory Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Walker Memory Gardens is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Memory Gardens
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Kennedy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Omega Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Old Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Bennett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Bennett Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Edgil
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Edgil is located in Walker County
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- Camak Mills ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Camak Mills is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camak Mills
- South Lowell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Lowell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lowell
- Falls City ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Falls City is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Saragossa
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Saragossa is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saragossa
- Gamble
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gamble is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamble
- Prospect
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Prospect is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Marylee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Marylee is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marylee
- Jasper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Slick Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Slick Ford is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Ford
- Nauvoo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Slicklizzard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Slicklizzard is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slicklizzard
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Townley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Townley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley
- Burrows Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Burrows Crossroads is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows Crossroads
- Arley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Red Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red Rock is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Carbon Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kansas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kansas is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Double Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Powellville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Powellville is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- Ardell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ardell is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardell
- Houston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lynn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lynn is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
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 Old Bennett Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Walker County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Bennett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carbon Hill
- Cordova
- Double Springs
- Jasper
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 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 Old Bennett Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Walker 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 Old Bennett Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #160295 (Old Bennett Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #160295 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: Walker
- Est. Elev: 172 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Manchester
- Location given for Old Bennett Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.9626061 Lon: -87.328899
- 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 Walker, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old 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. |
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