A visit to the Benton 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 Benton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Benton Cemetery:
44.1023, -71.8998
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Benton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Benton Cemetery is located in Grafton County<2>.
The county seat for Grafton County is located in Woodsville. Woodsville lies just to the west northwest of the Benton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Benton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Benton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Benton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Swiftwater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Swiftwater Cemetery is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiftwater Cemetery
- The Swiftwater Cemetery has also been known as:
- Swiftwater District Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1993546 <5>
- Center Haverhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Center Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Center Hill Cemetery is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill Cemetery
- Bath Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bath Cemetery is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Abbot Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Abbot Cemetery is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbot Cemetery
- North Haverhill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- East Haverhill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kinsman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Kinsman Cemetery is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsman Cemetery
- Grove Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Grove Hill Cemetery is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill Cemetery
- Pettyboro District Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Meadow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Horse Meadow Cemetery is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Meadow Cemetery
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- Oxbow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Oxbow Cemetery is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow Cemetery
- Oxbow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Oxbow Cemetery is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow Cemetery
- Carbee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Carbee Cemetery is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbee Cemetery
- Mills Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Mills Memorial Cemetery is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Memorial Cemetery
- Ladd Street Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Ladd Street Cemetery is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd Street Cemetery
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunnyside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Sugar Hill.
- The Sunnyside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sugar Hill Cemetery
- Sunny Side Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103145 <5>
- Locke Road Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Locke Road Cemetery is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke Road Cemetery
- The Locke Road Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chamberlain - Bedell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2354169 <5>
- Hamm Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Hamm Cemetery is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamm Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Willow Cemetery is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow 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 Benton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Benton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Benton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Benton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Boutin Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Boutin Corner is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boutin Corner
- Swiftwater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Swiftwater is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiftwater
- Upper Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Village is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Village
- Jockey Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jockey Hill is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jockey Hill
- North Haverhill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lisbon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Woodsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wells River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Newbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Newbury is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newbury
- Haverhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sugar Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Newbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- West Newbury is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newbury
- North Woodstock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Franconia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Newbury is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,145 people
- Lincoln
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ryegate Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ryegate Corner is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryegate Corner
- Newbury Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Newbury Center is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury Center
- Bradford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Village of Loon Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- McIndoe Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- McIndoe Falls is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIndoe Falls
- Ryegate
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ryegate is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryegate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,084 people
- Bradford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,684 people
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 Benton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grafton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Benton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Haverhill
- Lisbon
- North Woodstock
- Wells River
- Woodsville
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 Benton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New Hampshire:
- Pages specific to Grafton 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 Benton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1916422 (Benton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1916422 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: Grafton
- Est. Elev: 393 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: East Haverhill
- Location given for Benton Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.1022871 Lon: -71.8998093
- 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 New Hampshire's counties, including Grafton, 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- Benton 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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