A visit to the Saint Benedicts 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 St. Benedicts Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Benedicts Cemetery:
36.6334, -90.7910
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Benedicts Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Benedicts Cemetery is located in Ripley County<2>.
The county seat for Ripley County is located in Doniphan. Doniphan lies just to the west southwest of the St. Benedicts Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Benedicts Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the St. Benedicts Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Benedicts Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Bradley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
- McGee - Payne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Worley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Worley Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Cemetery
- Riley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Riley Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Cemetery
- Gartman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Gartman Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gartman Cemetery
- Towles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Towles Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towles Cemetery
- Towles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Towles Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towles Cemetery
- Hancock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hancock Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Cemetery
- Center Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Center Hill Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill Cemetery
- Stillwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Stillwell Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Cypress Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cypress Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Elizabeth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Elizabeth Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elizabeth Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northeast of Doniphan.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28565 <5>
- Rosson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Rosson Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosson Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Cardwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Cardwell Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Cemetery
- McCluskey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The McCluskey Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCluskey Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Benedicts Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Benedicts Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Doniphan
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oxly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oxly is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxly
- Gamburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gamburg is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamburg
- Current View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Current View is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
- Current View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Current View is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
- Fairdealing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fairdealing is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Briar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Briar is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
- Ponder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ponder is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponder
- Naylor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Naylor is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Success
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Success is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Bennett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bennett is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
- Grandin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Grandin is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Middlebrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Middlebrook is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrook
- Supply
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Supply is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Supply
- Maynard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Maynard is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Datto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Datto is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Datto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Neelyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gatewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gatewood is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Warm Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Warm Springs is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
- Harviell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Reyno
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Reyno is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reyno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Former names for Reyno:
- Cherokee Bay
- Esselwood
- Needmore
- Moark
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Moark is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moark
- Bardley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bardley is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardley
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 St. Benedicts Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ripley County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Benedicts Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Corning
- Doniphan
- Ellsinore
- Grandin
- Maynard
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 St. Benedicts Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Ripley 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 St. Benedicts Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #753687 (Saint Benedicts Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #753687 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: Ripley
- Est. Elev: 165 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Doniphan North
- Location given for Saint Benedicts Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6333913 Lon: -90.7909543
- 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 Ripley, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. Benedicts 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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