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:
41.8495, -72.0151
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 Windham County<2>.
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Benson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Benson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Grow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Grow Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grow Cemetery
- South Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The South Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
- Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Grove Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
- Trowbridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Trowbridge Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge Cemetery
- Spalding Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Spalding Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spalding Cemetery
- North Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The North Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- Stetson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Stetson Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson Cemetery
- Bruce Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bruce Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Cemetery
- Episcopal Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery
- Babcock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Babcock Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock Cemetery
- Old Ashford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- South Ashford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Litchfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The South Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
- Israel Putnam Memorial
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Trinity Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Carpenter - Dresser Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sibley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Sibley Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Chaplin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Chaplin Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaplin Cemetery
- Chaplin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Chaplin Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaplin Cemetery
- South Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The South Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Westfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Westfield Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Cemetery
- High St. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The High St. Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High St. Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Old Killingly Burial Ground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quasset Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Quasset Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quasset Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Benson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Benson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Elliotts
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Elliotts is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliotts
- Abington
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pomfret
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pomfret is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,196 people
- Pomfret Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,841 people
- Hampton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stetson Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stetson Corner is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson Corner
- Pomfret Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pomfret Landing is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret Landing
- Pomfret
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eastford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brooklyn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklyn is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,280 people
- Brooklyn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rogers
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Eastford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Eastford is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,800 people
- Ashford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chaplin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chaplin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chaplin is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaplin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,232 people
- Woodstock Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dayville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harrisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisville is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- South Woodstock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Woodstock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Woodstock is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Woodstock
- East Brooklyn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Brooklyn is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brooklyn
- Danielson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Putnam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodstock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Warrenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Warrenville is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenville
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. The following communities are located in Windham County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Benson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashford
- Brooklyn
- Dayville
- Pomfret Landing
- Pomfret
- Putnam
- Warrenville
- Woodstock
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 websites either 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 Connecticut:
- Pages specific to Windham 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 #1924245 (Benson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1924245 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: Windham
- Est. Elev: 191 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hampton
- Location given for Benson Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.8495423 Lon: -72.0150747
- 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 Connecticut's counties, including Windham, 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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