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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Bennettsburg (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Bennettsburg. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Bennettsburg is located in Schuyler County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Schuyler County: Chemung, Seneca, Steuben, Tompkins & Yates.

Below are the counties that are near Bennettsburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bennettsburg:

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bennettsburg, see our County-by-County Page for Bennettsburg.

Cemeteries Near Bennettsburg ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bennettsburg.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bennettsburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bennettsburg, with the one closest to Bennettsburg listed first.

  • Bennetsburg Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bennetsburg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bennetsburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Burdett Presbyterian Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burdett Presbyterian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burdett Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Reynoldsville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reynoldsville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reynoldsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • County Line Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Line Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Line Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Laurel Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lawrence Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawrence Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawrence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McIntyre Settlement Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McIntyre Settlement Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McIntyre Settlement Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mecklenburg Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mecklenburg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mecklenburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Cook Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Coe Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coe Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • County Line Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Line Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Line Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bennettsburg had a population of 121 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Bennettsburg, with the one closest to Bennettsburg listed first.

  • Burdett
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burdett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
    • Burdett is located in Schuyler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burdett <2>
  • Smith Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
    • Smith Valley is located in Schuyler County
  • Reynoldsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynoldsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
    • Reynoldsville is located in Schuyler County
  • Logan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Watkins Glen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mecklenburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wedgewood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wedgewood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgewood
    • Wedgewood is located in Schuyler County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Wedgewood
    • From Bennettsburg to Wedgewood
  • Odessa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cayutaville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hector
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Rock Stream
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Stream have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Stream
    • Rock Stream is located in Yates County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Stream <2>
  • Reading Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Catharine
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catharine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
      • Catharine is located in Schuyler County
    • Perry City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry City
      • Perry City is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry City <2>
    • East Steamburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Steamburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Steamburg
      • East Steamburg is located in Schuyler County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bennettsburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bennettsburg.

Newspapers Published in Bennettsburg ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 110 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bennettsburg.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bennettsburg, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bennettsburg.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bennettsburg:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bennettsburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Schuyler County: www.lightlink.com/schco/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bennettsburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bennettsburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bennettsburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4254, Longitude: -76.8112       In this case, the coordinates for Bennettsburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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