Nearby Communities
Introduction
Below you will find our list of the communities that are in the vicinity of the Benson Cemetery.
Just a reminder ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have any burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Benson Cemetery. For information of that nature, we recommend you visit Find-A-Grave's entry for the Benson Cemetery (FG ID #37951). <1>
List of Neighboring Communities ...
Below are the communities that are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of the Benson Cemetery. We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance, with the closest first.
- Floyd
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floyd have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Floyd is located in Roosevelt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floyd <4>
- Melrose
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melrose have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Melrose is located in Curry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melrose <4>
- Elida
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elida
- Elida is located in Roosevelt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elida <4>
- Taiban
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taiban
- Taiban is located in DeBaca County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taiban <4>
- Saint Vrain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vrain
- Saint Vrain is located in Curry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Vrain <4>
- Kenna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenna
- Kenna is located in Roosevelt County
- Portales
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portales have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portales
- Portales is located in Roosevelt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,487 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portales <4>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Roosevelt County: www.rooseveltcounty.com/
The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Benson Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2006, Longitude: -103.7905 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |