A visit to the Ben Hur 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 Ben Hur Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ben Hur Cemetery:
40.0253, -86.9097
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ben Hur Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ben Hur Cemetery is located in Montgomery County<2>.
The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Crawfordsville. Crawfordsville lies just to the northeast of the Ben Hur Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ben Hur Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Ben Hur Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ben Hur Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sidener Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Sidener Cemetery is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidener Cemetery
- Oldtown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Oldtown Cemetery is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldtown Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- The Oak Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oak Hill North Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86194 <5>
- Nutt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Nutt Cemetery is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutt Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Wilhite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wilhite Cemetery is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhite Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Calvary Cemetery is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Harshbarger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Harshbarger Cemetery is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshbarger Cemetery
- O'Neal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
- Michael Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Michael Cemetery is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michael Cemetery
- Coons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Coons Cemetery is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons Cemetery
- Galey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Galey Cemetery is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galey Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Stover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Stover Cemetery is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stover Cemetery
- Breaks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Breaks Cemetery is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breaks Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Thompson Cemetery is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Yountsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Yountsville Cemetery is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yountsville Cemetery
- Weir Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Weir Cemetery is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir Cemetery
- Finley Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Finley Chapel Cemetery is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley Chapel Cemetery
- Hutton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hutton Cemetery is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ben Hur Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ben Hur Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Crawfordsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Yountsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Yountsville is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yountsville
- North Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Union is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
- Smartsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Smartsburg is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
- New Market
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Market is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- Wesley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wesley is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Mace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mace is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- Garfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garfield is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Alamo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Alamo is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Cherry Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cherry Grove is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Ladoga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Darlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Darlington is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Waynetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Ross
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Shannondale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Shannondale is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- Linden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wallace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wallace is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Waveland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Russellville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Russellville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- New Richmond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Byron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Byron is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Roachdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bowers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bowers is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Wingate
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blakesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Hillsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Ben Hur Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montgomery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ben Hur Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crawfordsville
- Darlington
- Ladoga
- Linden
- New Richmond
- New Ross
- Russellville
- Waveland
- Waynetown
- Wingate
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 Ben Hur Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Montgomery 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 Ben Hur Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #430794 (Ben Hur Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #430794 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: Montgomery
- Est. Elev: 232 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Crawfordsville
- Location given for Ben Hur Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.0253208 Lon: -86.9097297
- 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 Indiana's counties, including Montgomery, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ben Hur 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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