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A visit to the Benton Greenwood 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 Benton Greenwood Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Benton Greenwood Cemetery:

42.4325, -87.8770

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

The Benton Greenwood Cemetery is located in Lake County<2>.

The county seat for Lake County is located in Waukegan. Waukegan lies just to the south southeast of the Benton Greenwood Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Benton Greenwood Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Benton Greenwood Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pineview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Pineview Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview Cemetery
  • Lake Mound Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Lake Mound Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mound Cemetery
  • Mt. Oliver Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Oakdale Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakdale Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Wadsworth.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107270 <5>
  • Spring Brook Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Spring Brook Cemetery is located in Kenosha County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Brook Cemetery
  • Mt. Rest Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mt. Rest Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Rest Cemetery
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
  • Am Echod Jewish Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Warren Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Warren Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
  • Millburn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Millburn Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn Cemetery
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Waukegan.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #443113 <5>
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Waukegan.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108005 <5>
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    • Hickory Union Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Highland Memorial Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sant Sava Monastery Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Serbian Monastery Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • North Shore Garden of Memorial Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Kenosha County Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Kenosha County Cemetery is located in Kenosha County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenosha County Cemetery
    • South Bristol Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The South Bristol Cemetery is located in Kenosha County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bristol Cemetery
    • Sand Lake Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Sand Lake Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Lake Cemetery
    • Druce Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Druce Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Druce Cemetery
    • Ascension Catholic Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Ascension Catholic Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ascension Catholic Cemetery
      • The Ascension Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ascension Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104562 <5>

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 Benton Greenwood Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Benton Greenwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Beach Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Wadsworth
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Zion
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Zion is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,321 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zion <6>
  • Gurnee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Spaulding Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Spaulding Corners is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding Corners
  • Russell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Russell is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
  • Winthrop Harbor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Park City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Park City is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,428 people
  • Waukegan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fossland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fossland is located in Kenosha County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossland
  • Fossland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fossland is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossland
  • Old Mill Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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    • Grandwood Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Grandwood Park is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandwood Park
    • Pleasant Prairie
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant Prairie is located in Kenosha County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,373 people
    • Millburn
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Millburn is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
    • Gages Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • North Chicago
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • North Chicago is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chicago
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,639 people
    • Lindenhurst
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Lindenhurst is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenhurst
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,117 people
      • Lindenhurst has also been known as:
      • Lindenhurst village
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindenhurst <6>
    • Third Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Great Lakes
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Venetian Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Venetian Village is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venetian Village
    • Green Oaks
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Grayslake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Bluff
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Woodworth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodworth is located in Kenosha County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
    • Antioch
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Lake Villa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Lake Villa is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Villa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,525 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 Benton Greenwood Cemetery. The following communities are located in Lake County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Benton Greenwood Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Illinois:
  • Pages specific to Lake 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 Benton Greenwood Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #404190  (Benton Greenwood Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #404190 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: Lake
      • Est. Elev: 225 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Wadsworth
      • Location given for Benton Greenwood Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.4325211     Lon: -87.8770187
      • 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 Lake, 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- Benton Greenwood 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.