A visit to the Benefiel 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 Benefiel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Benefiel Cemetery:
38.9600, -87.3453
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Benefiel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Benefiel Cemetery is located in Sullivan County<2>.
The county seat for Sullivan County is located in Sullivan. Sullivan lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Benefiel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Benefiel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Benefiel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Benefiel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Trimble Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Skidmore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Skidmore Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidmore Cemetery
- Land Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Land Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land Cemetery
- Haddon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Haddon Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddon Cemetery
- Snyder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Snyder Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder Cemetery
- Engle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Engle Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engle Cemetery
- Old Town Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Old Town Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Cemetery
- Dooley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Dooley Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooley Cemetery
- Posey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Posey Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey Cemetery
- Booker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Booker Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- McCammon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The McCammon Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCammon Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Boone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Boone Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Ledgerwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ledgerwood Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgerwood Cemetery
- Vester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Vester Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vester Cemetery
- McDade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The McDade Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDade Cemetery
- Pirtle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Pirtle Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirtle Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Walters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Walters Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Benefiel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Benefiel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Carlisle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Paxton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Paxton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Freelandville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Freelandville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freelandville
- Gambill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gambill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambill
- Jericho
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jericho is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Oaktown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- White Rose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- White Rose is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rose
- Dugger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Scotchtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Scotchtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown
- New Lebanon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sullivan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Westphalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Sandborn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sandborn is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandborn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Busseron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Busseron is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busseron
- Linton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edwardsport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edwardsport is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Island City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Island City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Hoosier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hoosier is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosier
- Heathsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Heathsville is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- Bicknell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Russellville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Midland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Midland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Gilmour
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmour is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmour
- Merom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bruceville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ragsdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ragsdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragsdale
- Plainville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Plainville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
- Lyons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Palestine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Benefiel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sullivan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Benefiel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bicknell
- Carlisle
- Dugger
- Linton
- Lyons
- Oaktown
- Palestine
- Sandborn
- Sullivan
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Benefiel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Sullivan 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 Benefiel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #430803 (Benefiel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #430803 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: Sullivan
- Est. Elev: 163 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bucktown
- Location given for Benefiel Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.9600443 Lon: -87.3452949
- 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 Sullivan, 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- Benefiel 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. |