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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 ...

The Bennett Valley Cemetery is located in Sonoma County<1>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:

  • 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 <2>
  • 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
  • Chapel of the Chimes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Pleasant Hills Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • 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
  • Santa Rosa Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Santa Rosa Memorial Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 <2>
    • 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 <2>
    • Sebastopol Memorial Lawn Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • 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
    • 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
    • Thompson Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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 alphabetically:

  • Bellevue
    • Bellevue is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Bloomfield
    • Bloomfield is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Boyes Hot Springs
  • Calistoga
  • Cotati
  • El Verano
  • Eldridge
  • Ely ‑ Historic
    • Ely is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
  • Fetters Hot Springs - Agua Caliente
  • Fulton
  • Glen Ellen
  • Graton
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Kenwood
    • Mark West Springs
      • Mark West Springs is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark West Springs
    • Melita
      • Melita is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melita
    • Montgomery Village
      • Montgomery Village is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
    • Penngrove
    • Petaluma
    • Rohnert Park
    • Roseland
      • Roseland is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
    • Saint Helena
    • Santa Rosa
    • Sebastopol
    • South Santa Rosa
      • South Santa Rosa is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Santa Rosa
    • Stony Point
      • Stony Point is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
    • Trenton
      • Trenton is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
    • Windsor
    • Woodleaf
      • Woodleaf is located in Napa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodleaf

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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <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.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bennett Valley Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.