A visit to the Bentons Crossroads 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 Bentons Crossroads Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bentons Crossroads Cemetery:
35.1076, -80.5512
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bentons Crossroads Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bentons Crossroads Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in Monroe. Monroe lies just to the south of the Bentons Crossroads Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bentons Crossroads Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Bentons Crossroads Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bentons Crossroads Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
- Ritch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ritch Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritch Cemetery
- Presson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Presson Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presson Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Ira V. Ferguson Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crook Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Crook Family Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crook Family Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- The Rice Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hartt Cemetery
- New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hill Family Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Family Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Secrest Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Sunset Memory Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Sunset Memory Gardens is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memory Gardens
- Mt. Moriah Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lakeland Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Suncrest Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Suncrest Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suncrest Cemetery
- Logan Chapel CME Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wingate Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Wingate Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bentons Crossroads Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bentons Crossroads Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Unionville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,344 people
- Fairview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
- Lake Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lake Park is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,999 people
- Hemby Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hemby Bridge is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemby Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
- Stallings
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Indian Trail
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Monroe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mint Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Allen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Allen is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Fairfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fairfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Midland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Matthews
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wesley Chapel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carmel Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Carmel Village is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
- Wingate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Rest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rock Rest is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rest
- Stanfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Weddington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Locust
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Providence ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Providence is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Mineral Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marshville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oakboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
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 Bentons Crossroads Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Union County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bentons Crossroads Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Locust
- Locust lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Bentons Crossroads Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Locust.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
- Marshville
- Monroe
- Oakboro
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Bentons Crossroads Cemetery:
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- Pages specific to Union 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 Bentons Crossroads Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #981021 (Bentons Crossroads Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #981021 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: Union
- Est. Elev: 180 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bakers
- Location given for Bentons Crossroads Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1076466 Lon: -80.551178
- 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 Union, 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- Bentons Crossroads 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. |