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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:

31.9589, -110.3052

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 Cochise County<2>.

The county seat for Cochise County is located in Bisbee. Bisbee lies 41 miles [66 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Benson Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Benson Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Benson Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Benson Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Cochise Gardens of Rest Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • St. David Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. David Cemetery is located in Cochise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. David Cemetery
  • White Cross Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The White Cross Cemetery is located in Pima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cross Cemetery
  • Dragoon Springs Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Apodaca Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • The Apodaca Cemetery is located in Cochise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apodaca Cemetery
  • Fairbank Pioneer Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Fairbank Pioneer Cemetery is located in Cochise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbank Pioneer Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairbank Pioneer Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the west of Tombstone.
  • Tombstone Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Tombstone Cemetery is located in Cochise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombstone Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Tombstone Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Tombstone.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #513617 <5>
  • Boothill Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Vail Childrens' Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • The Vail Childrens' Cemetery is located in Pima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail Childrens' Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Vail Childrens' Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Vail.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2313569 <5>
  • Cochise Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • The Cochise Cemetery is located in Cochise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochise Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cochise Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Cochise.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1962255 <5>
  • Fruitland Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Rincon Congregational Church Columbarium
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Gamez Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • The Gamez Cemetery is located in Cochise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamez Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gamez Cemetery is located 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> to the east of Tucson.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #617697 <5>
    • Fry Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • The Fry Cemetery is located in Cochise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry Cemetery
      • The Fry Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Fry Family Cemetery
      • Fry Pioneer Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2176887 <5>
    • Cochise Memory Gardens Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Soza Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • The Soza Cemetery is located in Cochise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soza Cemetery
      • The Soza Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Soza Road Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2216697 <5>
    • Ft. Huachuca Post Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • The Ft. Huachuca Post Cemetery is located in Cochise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Huachuca Post Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ft. Huachuca Post Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Fort Huachuca.
      • The Ft. Huachuca Post Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ft. Huachuca Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968897 <5>
    • Southern Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Pearce Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Tanque Verde Ranch Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Greaterville Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tompkins Memorial Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • The Tompkins Memorial Park is located in Cochise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Memorial Park

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Benson Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Benson Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Benson
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Whetstone
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Whetstone is located in Cochise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
  • Pomerene
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Saint David
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mescal
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Mescal is located in Cochise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mescal
  • Contention City ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Contention City is located in Cochise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contention City
    • Contention City has also been known as:
    • Contention
  • Harrington Place ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Harrington Place is located in Pima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Place
  • Dragoon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Fairbank ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairbank is located in Cochise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbank
  • Tombstone
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Huachuca City
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Charleston ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Charleston is located in Cochise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Vail
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Elgin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Cochise
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Fort Huachuca
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Corona de Tucson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Corona de Tucson is located in Pima County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona de Tucson
    • Sonoita
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Signal Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Signal Village is located in Cochise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Village
    • Coronado Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Coronado Village is located in Cochise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronado Village
    • De Anza Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • De Anza Village is located in Cochise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Anza Village
    • Sierra Vista
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Pearce
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Esmond
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Esmond is located in Pima County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond

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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cochise 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 first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Benson Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Arizona:
  • Pages specific to Cochise 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 #1249  (Benson Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1249 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: Cochise
      • Est. Elev: 1128 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Benson
      • Location given for Benson Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.9592502     Lon: -110.305351
      • 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 Arizona's counties, including Cochise, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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.
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