A visit to the Benjaminville Friends Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Benjaminville Friends Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Benjaminville Friends Cemetery (FG ID #597586).
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 Benjaminville Friends Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Benjaminville Friends Cemetery:
40.4763, -88.8055
The Benjaminville Friends Cemetery is located in McLean County<2>.
The county seat for McLean County is located in Bloomington. Bloomington lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of the Benjaminville Friends Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Benjaminville Friends Cemetery.
Name Variations for Benjaminville Friends Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Benjaminville Friends Cemetery has also been known as:
- Benjaminville Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Benjaminville Friends Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Benjaminville Friends Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Merna Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Merna Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merna Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lebo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lebo Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebo Cemetery
- Blue Mound Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Grove Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Grove Cemetery
- Frankeberger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Frankeberger Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankeberger Cemetery
- East Lawn Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bishop Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bishop Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Dawson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Pennell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Pennell Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennell Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Price Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Price Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Diamond Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arrowsmith Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bishop Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Bishop Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
- Evergreen Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Blooming Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Diamond Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rutledge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Rutledge Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge Cemetery
- Gilmore Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Payne Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Wiley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Wiley Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Indian Field Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Indian Field Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Field Cemetery
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 Benjaminville Friends Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Benjaminville Friends Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Merna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Brokaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brokaw is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokaw
- Ellsworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gillum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Downs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cooksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Towanda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Le Roy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Arrowsmith
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Normal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bloomington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Colfax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lexington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hudson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Yuton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shirley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Heyworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Watkins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Avon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saybrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Anchor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Benjaminville Friends Cemetery. The following communities are located in McLean County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Benjaminville Friends Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arrowsmith
- Bellflower
- Bloomington
- Colfax
- Colfax lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Benjaminville Friends Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Colfax.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Cooksville
- Ellsworth
- Heyworth
- Hudson
- Hudson lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Benjaminville Friends Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hudson.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Le Roy
- Le Roy lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Benjaminville Friends Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Le Roy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
- Lexington
- Normal
- Normal lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Benjaminville Friends Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Normal.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
- Towanda
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 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 Benjaminville Friends Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to McLean 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 Benjaminville Friends Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #597586
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1952820 (Benjaminville Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1952820 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: McLean
- Est. Elev: 262 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Holder
- Location given for Benjaminville Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.4761461 Lon: -88.8050697
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including McLean, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Benjaminville Friends 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |