List of Neighboring Cemeteries ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ben-My-Chree (within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1>). The cemeteries are listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are located in .
- Gold Rush Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gold Rush Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gold Rush Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Skagway (AK).
- The Gold Rush Cemetery has also been known as:
- Skagway Town Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2164940 <2>
- Skagway Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
In Closing ...
If you know of any cemeteries that we are missing in the area of Ben-My-Chree, can you supply us with the name of the cemetery, its GPS location, whether the cemetery is still in use or if it is historic (ie- defunct, abandoned, etc.). If it applies, we would also like to learn of any past or alternate names that the cemetery has been known by.
If you don't know the GPS location (ie- the latitude/longitude) of a cemetery, please use our Map Page for Ben-My-Chree to determine the cemetery's position (the instructions for finding the latitude/longitude can be found below the map).
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Ben-My-Chree.
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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- Ben-My-Chree) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ben-My-Chree. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 59.4167, Longitude: -134.4667 |
<2> | 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. |