A visit to the Benjamin 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 Benjamin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Benjamin Cemetery:
38.2542, -94.5688
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Benjamin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Benjamin Cemetery is located in Bates County<2>.
The county seat for Bates County is located in Butler. Butler lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east of the Benjamin Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Benjamin Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Benjamin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Benjamin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Richland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- Hays Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hays Cemetery is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Cemetery
- East Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The East Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Eureka Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Eureka Cemetery is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Cemetery
- Woofin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Woofin Cemetery is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woofin Cemetery
- Sway Back Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Sway Back Cemetery is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sway Back Cemetery
- Trading Post Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Trading Post Cemetery is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Post Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Virginia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Virginia Cemetery is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Cemetery
- Howell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Howell Cemetery is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
- Forbes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Forbes Cemetery is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Park Cemetery is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Ninety Six Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Ninety Six Cemetery is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninety Six Cemetery
- Green Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Green Valley Cemetery is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley Cemetery
- Walley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Walley Cemetery is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walley Cemetery
- West Point Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The West Point Cemetery is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Point Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Merwin.
- The West Point Cemetery has also been known as:
- Amsterdam Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #32222 <5>
- Lamb - Mills Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Lamb - Mills Cemetery is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb - Mills Cemetery
- Littell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Littell Cemetery is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littell Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Benjamin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Benjamin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Amoret
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Amoret is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Worland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Worland is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worland
- Foster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Foster is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Amsterdam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nyhart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nyhart is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyhart
- Boicourt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Boicourt is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boicourt
- Pleasanton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Home
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Home is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
- Merwin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Merwin is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Hume
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hume is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Linn Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Linn Valley is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
- Butler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Passaic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Passaic is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Jingo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jingo is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jingo
- La Cygne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burdett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Burdett is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
- Prescott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Prescott is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Mound City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rich Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Adrian
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Lancaster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Lancaster is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lancaster
- Main City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Main City is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main City
- Barnesville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Barnesville is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Drexel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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 Benjamin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bates County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Benjamin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adrian
- Amoret
- Amsterdam
- Butler
- Drexel
- Foster
- Hume
- La Cygne
- Merwin
- Mound City
- Pleasanton
- Rich Hill
- Worland
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 Benjamin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Bates 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 Benjamin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #713946 (Benjamin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #713946 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: Bates
- Est. Elev: 242 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Amoret
- Location given for Benjamin Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.2541907 Lon: -94.5688436
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Bates, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Benjamin 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. |