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A visit to the Benkelman Cemetery ...



Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Benkelman Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Benkelman Cemetery (FG ID #100375)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Benkelman Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Benkelman Cemetery

Lat:   40.0695°   (40° 4' 10")

Lon:   -101.5322°   (-101° 31' 55")

The Benkelman Cemetery is located in Dundy County<2>.

The county seat for Dundy County is located in Benkelman. Benkelman lies just to the south of the Benkelman Cemetery .

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 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 Benkelman Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Nebraska:
  • Pages specific to Dundy County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Benkelman Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 17 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Benkelman Cemetery.

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

    • Benkelman
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Max
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Parks
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Stratton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Ough
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ough
      • Ough is located in Dundy County
    • Haigler
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • McDonald
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDonald have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
      • McDonald is located in Rawlins County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Bird City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Wheeler
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
      • Wheeler is located in Cheyenne County (KS)
    • Beardsley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardsley
      • Beardsley is located in Rawlins County (KS)
    • Saint Francis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Wauneta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Continue List   (5 more) ...
      • Enders
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Hamlet
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Trenton
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
        • Trenton is located in Hitchcock County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <4>
      • Champion
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Palisade
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

    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 Benkelman Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dundy County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 21 miles [33.8 km] of the Benkelman Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Max Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Max Cemetery is located in Dundy County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Max Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Max.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Max Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100955 <1>
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Highland Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Parks Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • West Union Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Ash Grove Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Barley Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barley Cemetery is located in Cheyenne County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barley Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Cheyenne County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Mayflower Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mayflower Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mayflower Cemetery is located in Rawlins County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mayflower Cemetery
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Hitchcock County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Stratton.
      • The Rose Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Stratton Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2152151 <1>
    • Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • The Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is located in Dundy County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of Enders.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101459 <1>
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Dundy County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Zion Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northeast of Wauneta.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101024 <1>
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Ough Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Hackberry Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hackberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hackberry Cemetery is located in Cheyenne County (KS)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hackberry Cemetery
      • Hiawatha Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • McCabe Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Emanuel Cemetery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Emanuel Cemetery is located in Cheyenne County (KS)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emanuel Cemetery
      • Bird City Cemetery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bird City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bird City Cemetery is located in Cheyenne County (KS)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bird City Cemetery
      • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Immaculate Conception Cemetery is located in Rawlins County (KS)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery
      • St. Johns Cemetery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Rawlins County (KS)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Eden Cemetery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)

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

    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 Benkelman Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #827320  (Benkelman Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #827320 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Benkelman
      • County: Dundy         Elev: 936
      • Location given for GNIS #827320 (Benkelman Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #100375

    The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Dundy, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Benkelman Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0695, Longitude: -101.5322    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.




 

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