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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   31.5216°   (31° 31' 17")

Lon:   -82.0158°   (-82° 0' 56")

The cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.

As an estimate, the Bennett Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<1> to the south of Screven.

The county seat for Wayne County is located in Jesup. Jesup lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast of the Bennett Cemetery .

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 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 Bennett Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Georgia:
  • Pages specific to Wayne County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Bennett Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> of the Bennett Cemetery.

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

    • Screven
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Offerman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jesup
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Odum
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Patterson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bristol
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hortense
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Mershon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Doctortown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doctortown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctortown
      • Doctortown is located in Wayne County
    • Madray Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madray Springs
      • Madray Springs is located in Wayne County
    • Pendarvis
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pendarvis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendarvis
      • Pendarvis is located in Wayne County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 562 people
    • Surrency
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Continue List   (5 more) ...
      • Coffee
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee
        • Coffee is located in Bacon County
      • Blackshear
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Ludowici
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludowici have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludowici
        • Ludowici is located in Long County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,352 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ludowici <3>
      • Nahunta
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Donald
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
        • Donald is located in Long County
        • Estimated population in 2019: 2,466 people

    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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Bennett Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Screven Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Screven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Screven Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Screven Cemetery
    • Thornton Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thornton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thornton Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thornton Cemetery
    • Smiths Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smiths Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smiths Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smiths Cemetery
    • Old Ritch Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Ritch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Ritch Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Ritch Cemetery
    • Clay Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clay Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clay Hill Cemetery is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clay Hill Cemetery
    • Foster Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Foster Cemetery is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster Cemetery
    • Moody Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moody Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Moody Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moody Cemetery
    • New Home Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Home Cemetery is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Home Cemetery
    • Duck Pond Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Rogers Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
    • Joiner Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Joiner Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joiner Cemetery
    • Griffis Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griffis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Griffis Cemetery is located in Appling County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griffis Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Aspinwall Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aspinwall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Aspinwall Cemetery is located in Pierce County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aspinwall Cemetery
      • Mill Creek Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mill Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in Pierce County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mill Creek Cemetery
      • Old German Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old German Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old German Cemetery is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old German Cemetery
      • Sunset Oaks Memorials
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • The Sunset Oaks Memorials is located in Wayne County
        • The Sunset Oaks Memorials has also been known as:
        • Sunset Oaks Cemetery
        • Sunset Oaks Memorial Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Oaks Memorials
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2461738 <6>
      • Odum City Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Ashley Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ashley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ashley Cemetery is located in Pierce County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashley Cemetery
      • Tyre Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tyre Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Tyre Cemetery is located in Pierce County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tyre Cemetery
      • Offerman Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Offerman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Offerman Cemetery is located in Pierce County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Offerman Cemetery
      • Jesup City Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

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

    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 Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #311083  (Bennett Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #311083 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Ritch
      • County: Wayne         Elev: 36
      • Location given for GNIS #311083 (Bennett Cemetery)

    The official website for Wayne County: www.co.wayne.ga.us/

    The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

    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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bennett Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5216, Longitude: -82.0158    
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <4>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.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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