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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. 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 Benson Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   41.2378°   (41° 14' 16")

Lon:   -91.6110°   (-91° 36' 39")

The Benson Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.

The county seat for Washington County is located in Washington. Washington lies just to the northwest of the Benson Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Benson Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Moore Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Moore Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the north of Washington.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2408186 <5>
  • Martin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Martin Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Sommers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sommers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sommers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sommers Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Rumble Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rumble Cemetery
    • The Rumble Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Fern Cliff Evangelic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fern Cliff Evangelic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fern Cliff Evangelic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fern Cliff Evangelic Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Crawfordsville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crawfordsville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crawfordsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Crawfordsville Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Eicher Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eicher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eicher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Eicher Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Ainsworth Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ainsworth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ainsworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ainsworth Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Elm Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Schrock Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schrock Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schrock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Schrock Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • North Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Center Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Center Cemetery is located in Henry County
    • Campground Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campground Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Campground Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Custer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Custer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Custer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Custer Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Wayland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wayland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wayland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wayland Cemetery is located in Henry County
    • County Farm Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Farm Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The County Farm Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Cottonwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottonwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottonwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Henry County
    • Sugar Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sugar Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sugar Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sugar Creek Cemetery is located in Henry County
    • North Wayne Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Wayne Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Wayne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Wayne Cemetery is located in Henry County
    • Asbury Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Asbury Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Asbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Asbury Cemetery is located in Henry County
    • Beauchamp Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beauchamp Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beauchamp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beauchamp Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Covenantor Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Covenantor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Covenantor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Covenantor Cemetery is located in Louisa County
    • Sweet Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sweet Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sweet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sweet Cemetery is located in Louisa County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 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.

  • Havre
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Havre. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre
    • Havre is located in Washington County
  • Crawfordsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Ainsworth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ainsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainsworth
    • Ainsworth is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ainsworth <7>
  • Washington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wayland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
    • Wayland is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayland <7>
  • Coppock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coppock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppock
    • Coppock is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
  • Olds
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olds
    • Olds is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
  • Wyman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
    • Wyman is located in Louisa County
  • Cotter
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotter
    • Cotter is located in Louisa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
  • Swedesburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedesburg
    • Swedesburg is located in Henry County
  • Brighton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Winfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Gladwin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gladwin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
      • Gladwin is located in Louisa County
    • Columbus City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
      • Columbus City is located in Louisa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
    • West Chester
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
      • West Chester is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
    • Columbus Junction
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Junction
      • Columbus Junction is located in Louisa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus Junction <7>
    • Pleasant Plain
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plain
      • Pleasant Plain is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
    • Fredonia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
      • Fredonia is located in Louisa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
    • Mount Union
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
      • Mount Union is located in Henry County
      • Estimated population in 2017: 107 people
    • Conesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
      • Conesville is located in Muscatine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
    • Riverside
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Benson Cemetery:

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 #1825045  (Benson Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1825045 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: Crawfordsville
    • County: Washington         Elev: 223
    • Location given for GNIS #1825045 (Benson Cemetery)

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

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 Iowa's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Benson Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2378, Longitude: -91.6110       In this case, the coordinates for the Benson Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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