A visit to the Benld 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 Benld Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Benld Cemetery:
39.0862, -89.7987
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Benld Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Benld Cemetery is located in Macoupin County<2>.
The county seat for Macoupin County is located in Carlinville. Carlinville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Benld Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Benld Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Benld Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Benld Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cahokia Holy Cross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gillespie City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Tine Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tine Cemetery
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park Cemetery
- The Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106856 <5>
- Chapman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Cavalry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cavalry Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavalry Cemetery
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Union Miners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Union Miners Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Miners Cemetery
- Old St. Michaels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
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- Farrar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Farrar Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar Cemetery
- Clark Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Clark Family Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Family Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Kinder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Kinder Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Luken Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Luken Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luken Cemetery
- Funderbunk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Funderbunk Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funderbunk Cemetery
- Griswold Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Griswold Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold Cemetery
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Karnes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Karnes Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karnes Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Benld Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Benld Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sawyerville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Benld
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Eagarville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mount Clare
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mount Clare is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clare
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- White City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Lake Ka-ho
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lake Ka-ho is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ka-ho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Lake Ka-ho has also been known as:
- Lake Ka-Ho village
- Wilsonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Gillespie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- East Gillespie is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gillespie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Gillespie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dorchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dorchester is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Staunton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hornsby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hornsby is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
- Williamson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bunker Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Livingston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Royal Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Royal Lakes is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Royal Lakes has also been known as:
- Royal Lakes village
- Walshville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Litchfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Prairietown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Prairietown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairietown
- Worden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- New Douglas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Benld Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Macoupin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Benld Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benld
- Bunker Hill
- Gillespie
- Litchfield
- Mount Olive
- Shipman
- Sorento
- Staunton
- Worden
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 Benld Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Macoupin 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 Benld Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1992534 (Benld Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1992534 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: Macoupin
- Est. Elev: 192 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gillespie South
- Location given for Benld Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0861579 Lon: -89.7987065
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Macoupin, 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 from Point A (ie- Benld 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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