A visit to the Bennett 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 Bennett Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bennett Cemetery:
39.5689, -85.6753
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bennett Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bennett Cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Shelbyville. Shelbyville lies just to the west southwest of the Bennett Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bennett Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bennett Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Marion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Marion Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Hurst Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hurst Cemetery is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst Cemetery
- Sells Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sells Cemetery is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sells Cemetery
- Pelham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Pelham Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham Cemetery
- Vienna Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Vienna Cemetery is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Cemetery
- Radar - Bowman - Worland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Lisher Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Lisher Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisher Cemetery
- Tindall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Tindall Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tindall Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mt. Morrison Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Goddard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Goddard Cemetery is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard Cemetery
- East Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The East Hill Cemetery is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hill Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Ormes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Ormes Cemetery is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormes Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- McCarty Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The McCarty Cemetery is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarty Cemetery
- Bebout Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Bebout Cemetery is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebout Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Haskett Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Haskett Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskett Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bennett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bennett Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rays Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rays Crossing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Crossing
- Manilla
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Manilla is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manilla
- Knighthood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Knighthood Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knighthood Village
- Blue Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Ridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Shelbyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Homer
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Homer is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Hildebrand Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hildebrand Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildebrand Village
- Riley Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riley Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Village
- Prescott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Prescott is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Gowdy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gowdy is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowdy
- Gwynneville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gwynneville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwynneville
- Candleglo Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Candleglo Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candleglo Village
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Beech Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Beech Brook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Brook
- Waldron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Waldron is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Arlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morristown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Moscow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Wilson Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Corner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corner
- Germantown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Germantown is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Saint Paul
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Omer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Omer is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Henderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Fountaintown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- Clover Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Clover Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Village
- Fairland
(10 miles [16.1 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 Bennett Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bennett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fairland
- Manilla
- Morristown
- Saint Paul
- Shelbyville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Bennett Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Shelby 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 Bennett Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #430811 (Bennett Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #430811 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: Shelby
- Est. Elev: 256 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rays Crossing
- Location given for Bennett Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5689361 Lon: -85.6752543
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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 Shelby, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bennett 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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