A visit to the Beny 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 Beny Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Beny Cemetery:
32.4015, -92.1932
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Beny Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Beny Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Ouachita Parish is located in Monroe. Monroe lies just to the north northeast of the Beny Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Beny Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Beny Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Beny Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Sardis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The New Sardis Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sardis Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Head Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Head Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Cemetery
- Faulks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Faulks Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulks Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- New City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The New City Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Faust Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Faust Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faust Cemetery
- Riser Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Riser Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riser Cemetery
- Ballard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Ballard Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard Cemetery
- Jewish Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Jewish Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jewish Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Monroe.
- The Jewish Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rosena Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2158050 <5>
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- Old City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Old City Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Monroe.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68456 <5>
- St. Mathew Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Mathew Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mathew Cemetery
- Kilpatrick's Serenity Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Kilpatrick's Serenity Gardens is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilpatrick's Serenity Gardens
- The Kilpatrick's Serenity Gardens has also been known as:
- Twin Cities Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #69180 <5>
- Cuba Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Cuba Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba Cemetery
- Hasley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Frantom Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Furlow Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Furlow Cemetery is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furlow 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 Beny Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Beny Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lapine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lapine is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Richwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richwood is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,375 people
- Pino Bayou Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pino Bayou Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino Bayou Village
- Claiborne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Claiborne is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
- Monroe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Monroe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,086 people
- Cuba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cuba is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Bosco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bosco is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosco
- Forksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Forksville is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
- Vixen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Vixen is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vixen
- Spanish City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spanish City is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish City
- Calhoun
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Indian Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Indian Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Eros
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Nash ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Nash is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
- Leisure Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leisure Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Northpark Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Northpark Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northpark Village
- Eureka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Wilhite
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wilhite is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhite
- Frost Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Frost Town is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Town
- Chatham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Swartz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Averit ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Averit is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averit
- Cartwright
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cartwright is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Dalley ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dalley is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalley
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 Beny Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ouachita Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Beny Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Beny Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Ouachita Parish:
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes:
- 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 Beny Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #532953 (Beny Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #532953 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
- Parish: Ouachita
- Est. Elev: 36 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Monroe South
- Location given for Beny Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.4015371 Lon: -92.1931927
- 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 Louisiana's parishes, including Ouachita, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Beny 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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