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:
31.6938, -89.9926
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 Lawrence County<2>.
The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Monticello. Monticello lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southwest of the Benson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Benson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Benson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mobley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Mobley Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobley Cemetery
- Sills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Sills Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sills Cemetery
- Droummonds Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Droummonds Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Droummonds Cemetery
- Dampeer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Dampeer Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dampeer Cemetery
- Buckey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Buckey Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckey Cemetery
- Cliburn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Cliburn Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliburn Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Galilee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Galilee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee Cemetery
- Weathersby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Weathersby Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weathersby Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Stringer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Stringer Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringer Cemetery
- Scarber Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Scarber Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarber Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Gholar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gholar Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholar Cemetery
- Wolfe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wolfe Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe Cemetery
- North Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Magee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Cemetery
- Sutton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
- Paine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Paine Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paine Cemetery
- Old Mobley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Old Mobley Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mobley Cemetery
- Hutchens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hutchens Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchens Cemetery
- Myers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Benson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Benson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Grange ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- New Hebron
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hooker
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Silver Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shivers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Rosella
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rosella is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosella
- Prentiss
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Monticello
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Westville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Tryus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tryus is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryus
- Arm
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Arm is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
- Jaynesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Nola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Nola is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nola
- Georgetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Oak Vale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
- Sanatorium
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Tilton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tilton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Bassfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Coats
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Magee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mendenhall
(19 miles [30.6 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 Benson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lawrence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Benson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Magee
- Mendenhall
- Monticello
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Lawrence 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 #666831 (Benson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #666831 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: Lawrence
- Est. Elev: 104 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Hebron
- Location given for Benson Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.6937764 Lon: -89.9925816
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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 Lawrence, 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 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. |