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. 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 Benkelman Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Benkelman Cemetery:
40.0695, -101.5322
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on the Benkelman Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> of the Benkelman Cemetery.<4>
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)
- 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)
- The Barley Cemetery is located in Cheyenne County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barley Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Cheyenne County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Mayflower Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mayflower Cemetery is located in Rawlins County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Ough Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hackberry Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- The Hackberry Cemetery is located in Cheyenne County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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)
- The Emanuel Cemetery is located in Cheyenne County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel Cemetery
- Bird City Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- The Bird City Cemetery is located in Cheyenne County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird City Cemetery
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Rawlins County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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.
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)
- Haigler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- McDonald
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- McDonald is located in Rawlins County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- 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)
- Beardsley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- 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)
- 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.
- Benkelman
- Bird City
- Champion
- Haigler
- McDonald
- Saint Francis
- Stratton
- Trenton
- Wauneta
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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:
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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #100375
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #827320 (Benkelman Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #827320 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: Dundy
- Est. Elev: 936 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Benkelman
- Location given for Benkelman Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.0699947 Lon: -101.5323888
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Benkelman 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. |