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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:

34.1134, -89.8131

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 Yalobusha County<2>.

The county seat for Yalobusha County is located in Water Valley. Water Valley lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Benson Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Benson Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Benson Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Sardinia Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Sardinia Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardinia Cemetery
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
  • Hubbard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Cemetery
  • St. Andrews Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
  • Long Branch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Long Branch Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
  • Pipkin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pipkin Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipkin Cemetery
  • Sylva Rena Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Sylva Rena Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva Rena Cemetery
  • Duke Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Duke Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Cemetery
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
  • Sayles Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Sayles Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayles Cemetery
  • Guess Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Guess Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guess Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Harris Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Harris Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
    • Love Joy Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Love Joy Cemetery is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Joy Cemetery
    • Liberty Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
    • Parrish Henderson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Carr Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Swearengen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Swearengen Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swearengen Cemetery
    • Goshen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Goshen Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
    • Green Goshen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Green Goshen Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Goshen Cemetery
    • Austin Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Austin Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
    • Big Springs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Big Springs Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs Cemetery
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Pine Spring Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pine Spring Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Spring Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 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:

  • Oakland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Tillatoba
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Tillatoba is located in Yalobusha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillatoba
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 91 people
  • Velma
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Velma is located in Yalobusha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
  • Water Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Pope
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pope is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
  • Courtland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Courtland is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
  • Coffeeville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Springdale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Springdale is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
  • Crevi ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Crevi is located in Tallahatchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crevi
  • Charleston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Batesville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Chapeltown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Chapeltown is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Terza
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Terza is located in Panola County
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    • Taylor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rosebloom
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Rosebloom is located in Tallahatchie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebloom
    • Crowder
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Crowder is located in Quitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
    • Paynes
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Paynes is located in Tallahatchie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes
    • Mims
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Mims is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mims
    • Leverett
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Leverett is located in Tallahatchie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
    • Memphis Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Memphis Junction is located in Grenada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis Junction
    • Alesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Alesville is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville

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 Yalobusha County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Yalobusha 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 #692539  (Benson Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #692539 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: Yalobusha
      • Est. Elev: 111 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Coker Lake
      • Location given for Benson Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.1134443     Lon: -89.8131442
      • 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 Yalobusha, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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>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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