A visit to the Benson 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 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Benson Cemetery:
31.5357, -89.2642
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Benson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Benson Cemetery is located in Jones County<2>.
The county seat for Jones County is located in Laurel. Laurel lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northeast of the Benson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Benson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Benson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jordan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Gandy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gandy Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy Cemetery
- Crosby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Crosby Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Fairchild Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Fairchild Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchild Cemetery
- Shows Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shows Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shows Cemetery
- Pilgrim Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Cemetery
- Callahan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Callahan Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callahan Cemetery
- Edmonson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Edmonson Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson Cemetery
- Murphy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Tularosa Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Tularosa Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tularosa Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Fairfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
- Shelton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Knight Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Coltins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Coltins Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coltins Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Ellisville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ellisville Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville Cemetery
- Hinton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hinton Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Benson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Benson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ellisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sanford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Lux
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lux is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
- Petal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Antioch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Laurel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Seminary
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hattiesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ovett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ovett is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett
- Service
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Service is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Service
- Goodluck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Goodluck is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
- Soso
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Soso is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- West Hattiesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
- Amy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Amy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
- Kola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kola is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
- Hot Coffee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
- Sumrall
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Collins
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Errata
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Errata is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
- Moss
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Moss is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Moss has also been known as:
- Mossville
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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jones County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Benson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collins
- Ellisville
- Hattiesburg
- Laurel
- Petal
- Richton
- Sandersville
- Taylorsville
- Williamsburg
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 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 Benson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Jones 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #666830 (Benson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #666830 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: Jones
- Est. Elev: 104 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Moselle
- Location given for Benson Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.5357226 Lon: -89.2642268
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Jones, 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 from Point A (ie- Benson 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |