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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:

34.6132, -78.6472

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 Bladen County<2>.

The county seat for Bladen County is located in Elizabethtown. Elizabethtown lies just 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 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Benson Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Bladen Memorial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Rising Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Rising Cemetery is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Cemetery
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olive Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Elizabethtown.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48161 <5>
  • Mears Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Mears Cemetery is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mears Cemetery
  • Davis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Davis Cemetery is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
  • Old Pait Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Old Pait Cemetery is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Pait Cemetery
  • New Pait Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The New Pait Cemetery is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pait Cemetery
  • Pone Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pone Cemetery is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pone Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pone Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Abbottsburg.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2146092 <5>
  • Allen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Allen Cemetery is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
  • Allen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Allen Cemetery is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
  • Bryant Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Bryant Cemetery is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
  • Sutton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Sutton Cemetery is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Lee Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Lee Cemetery is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
    • Bryan Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bryan Cemetery is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Cemetery
    • Hester Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Hester Cemetery is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester Cemetery
    • Hines Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hines Cemetery is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hines Cemetery
    • Roanoke Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Roanoke Cemetery is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke Cemetery
    • McCall Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The McCall Cemetery is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall Cemetery
    • McKoy Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The McKoy Cemetery is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKoy Cemetery
    • Melvin Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Melvin Cemetery is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Cemetery
    • Smith Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 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:

  • Elizabethtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Mount Olive
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Olive is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
  • Yorick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Yorick is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorick
  • Dublin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dublin is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
  • Ruskin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Ruskin is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
  • Abbottsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
  • Clarkton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • White Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Bladenboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • White Oak
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Butters
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Butters is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
  • Tar Heel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Rico
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Rico is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
    • Rosindale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Rosindale is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosindale
    • Ammon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Ammon is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
    • Mount Olive
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Mount Olive is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
    • Allenton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Allenton is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
    • Jerome
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jerome is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
    • Council
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Council is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council

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 Bladen 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 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 Benson Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Bladen 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 #981007  (Benson Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #981007 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: Bladen
      • Est. Elev: 36 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Abbottsburg
      • Location given for Benson Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.6132257     Lon: -78.6472364
      • 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 North Carolina's counties, including Bladen, 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 obstructions 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>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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