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A visit to the Bennett Valley 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 Bennett Valley Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bennett Valley Cemetery:

38.4157, -122.6614

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bennett Valley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Bennett Valley Cemetery is located in Sonoma County<2>.

The county seat for Sonoma County is located in Santa Rosa. Santa Rosa lies just to the west northwest of the Bennett Valley Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Bennett Valley Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Bennett Valley Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Santa Rosa Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Calvary Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Calvary Catholic Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Santa Rosa.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7877 <5>
  • Chapel of the Chimes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Santa Rosa Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Moke Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Moke Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moke Cemetery
  • Santa Rosa Odd Fellows Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Santa Rosa Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa Odd Fellows Cemetery
    • The Santa Rosa Odd Fellows Cemetery has also been known as:
    • IOOF Cemetery
    • Odd Fellows Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640472 <5>
  • Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery
    • The Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fulkerson Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8312 <5>
  • Shomrei Torah Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Stanley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Stanley Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
  • Pythian Home Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Pythian Home Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pythian Home Cemetery
  • Thompson Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Faught Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Faught Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faught Cemetery
    • Fulton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Fulton Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton Cemetery
    • Steele Family Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Steele Family Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Family Cemetery
    • Sebastopol Memorial Lawn Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Hills Memorial Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Canfield Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Canfield Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield Cemetery
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
    • Eldridge Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Eldridge Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eldridge Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Eldridge.

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bennett Valley Cemetery.

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

  • Bellevue
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Bellevue is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Montgomery Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Montgomery Village is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
  • South Santa Rosa
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • South Santa Rosa is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Santa Rosa
  • Melita
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Melita is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melita
  • Santa Rosa
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Roseland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Roseland is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
  • Rohnert Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cotati
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Kenwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Stony Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Stony Point is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
  • Penngrove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Glen Ellen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Fulton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sebastopol
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Ely ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Ely is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
    • Mark West Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Mark West Springs is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark West Springs
    • Eldridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Fetters Hot Springs - Agua Caliente
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Trenton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Trenton is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
    • Graton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Bloomfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Bloomfield is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
    • Petaluma
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • El Verano
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Boyes Hot Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Helena
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Calistoga
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Woodleaf
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Woodleaf is located in Napa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodleaf
    • Windsor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

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 Bennett Valley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sonoma County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bennett Valley Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Bennett Valley Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Sonoma 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 Bennett Valley Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1799317  (Bennett Valley Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1799317 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: Sonoma
      • Est. Elev: 105 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Santa Rosa
      • Location given for Bennett Valley Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.4157455     Lon: -122.6613746
      • 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 California's counties, including Sonoma, 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- Bennett Valley 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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