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A visit to the Benson City 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 Benson City Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Benson City Cemetery:

45.3203, -95.6014

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Benson City Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Benson City Cemetery is located in Swift County<2>.

The county seat for Swift County is located in Benson. Benson lies just to the south of the Benson City Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Benson City Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Benson City Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Benson City Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Erickson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Erickson Cemetery is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erickson Cemetery
  • St. Malachy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Malachy Cemetery is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Malachy Cemetery
  • Six Mile Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Hazel Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
  • Molin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Molin Cemetery is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molin Cemetery
  • St. Bridget Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Bridget Cemetery is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bridget Cemetery
  • St. Pauli Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The St. Pauli Cemetery is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauli Cemetery
  • Ellerson - Mortenson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Bend Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Big Bend Cemetery is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend Cemetery
  • Bethesda Lutheran Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Swift Falls Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Swift Falls Cemetery is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Falls Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • West Zion Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The West Zion Cemetery is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Zion Cemetery
    • West Bank Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The West Bank Cemetery is located in Swift County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bank Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Frank Lake Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Frank Lake Cemetery is located in Swift County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank Lake Cemetery
    • East Zion Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The East Zion Cemetery is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Zion Cemetery
    • St. John's Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The St. John's Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Swift County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Spring Creek Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Swift County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
    • Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sather Family Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Benson City Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Benson City Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Benson
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Clontarf
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Danvers
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Danvers is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
  • De Graff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • De Graff is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Graff
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
  • Swift Falls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Swift Falls is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Falls
  • Murdock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Murdock is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Big Bend City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Big Bend City is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend City
  • Holloway
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Holloway is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
  • Hancock
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Kerkhoven
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Sunburg is located in Kandiyohi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • New Prairie ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • New Prairie is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prairie
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Milan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Starbuck
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Appleton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cyrus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Watson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Pennock
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Pennock is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
    • Morris
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Sedan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Sedan is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
    • Glenwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Long Beach
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Long Beach is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people

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 Benson City Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Swift County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Benson City Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Appleton
  • Benson
  • Brooten
  • Cyrus
    • Cyrus lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Benson City Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cyrus.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrus
  • Glenwood
  • Hancock
  • Kerkhoven
  • Milan
    • Milan lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Benson City Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Milan.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
  • Montevideo
  • Morris
  • Murdock
  • Starbuck
  • Watson
    • Watson lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Benson City Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Watson.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson

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 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 Benson City Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Swift 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 Benson City Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2065729  (Benson City Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2065729 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: Swift
      • Est. Elev: 319 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Benson
      • Location given for Benson City Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.3202778     Lon: -95.6013889
      • 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 Minnesota's counties, including Swift, 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- Benson City 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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