A visit to the Benton 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 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Benton Cemetery:
37.3326, -84.6974
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Benton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Benton Cemetery is located in Lincoln County<2>.
The county seat for Lincoln County is located in Stanford. Stanford lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north of the Benton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Benton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Benton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Benton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Falconbury Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Falconbury Cemetery is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falconbury Cemetery
- Dunham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Dunham Cemetery is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunham Cemetery
- Wall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
- Friendship Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Double Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gooch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Gooch Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooch Cemetery
- Waters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Waters Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Cemetery
- Grove Ridge Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Singleton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Singleton Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singleton Cemetery
- Olive Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Leach Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Leach Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leach Cemetery
- Greenbriar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenbriar Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- South Fork Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Salyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Salyer Cemetery is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salyer Cemetery
- Clear Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Clear Fork Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork Cemetery
- Clear Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Parlor Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Parlor Grove Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parlor Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hatter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hatter Cemetery is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatter Cemetery
- Statham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Statham Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Statham Cemetery is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statham Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2234284 <5>
- Durham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Durham Cemetery is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Floyd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Floyd Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
- Cuba Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cuba Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba Cemetery
- Eoff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Singleton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Singleton Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singleton Cemetery
- The Singleton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Singletown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76024 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Benton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Benton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Waynesburg
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Waynesburg is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
- Kings Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kings Mountain is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
- Eubank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- South Fork is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- New Salem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Salem is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Bethelridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bethelridge is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethelridge
- Geneva
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Geneva is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Middleburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Middleburg is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
- Yosemite
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McKinney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ottenheim
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ottenheim is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottenheim
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Jumbo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jumbo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Mount Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Salem is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Salem
- Argyle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Argyle is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Ware
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ware is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Ansel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ansel is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansel
- Broughtentown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Broughtentown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughtentown
- Halls Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Halls Gap is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Gap
- Miracle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Miracle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle
- Bee Lick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bee Lick is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lick
- Maywood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maywood is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Blue Lick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Blue Lick is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lick
- Gilpin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gilpin is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilpin
- Turnersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Turnersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Science Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chicken Bristle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chicken Bristle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicken Bristle
- Woodstock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodstock is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Dog Walk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dog Walk is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Walk
- Sugar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Hustonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boneyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Boneyville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boneyville
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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lincoln County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Benton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Benton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Lincoln 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #486890 (Benton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #486890 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: Lincoln
- Est. Elev: 383 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Eubank
- Location given for Benton Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3325776 Lon: -84.6974451
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including Lincoln, 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- Benton 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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