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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 Bennettsville (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 Bennettsville. 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 hospitals and 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.

Bennettsville is located in Chenango County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Chenango County: Broome, Cortland, Delaware, Madison & Otsego.

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

  • Chenango County     (The home county of Bennettsville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bennettsville, with the one closest to Bennettsville listed first.
    • Bainbridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Afton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • East Guilford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • East Guilford is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Guilford
    • Union Valley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Union Valley is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
    • West Bainbridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • West Bainbridge is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bainbridge
    • Yaleville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Yaleville is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaleville
    • Nineveh Junction
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Nineveh Junction is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nineveh Junction
    • Guilford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Mount Upton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Lathams Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Lathams Corners is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathams Corners
    • Haynes
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Haynes is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
    • Oxford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Greene
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Broome County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bennettsville, with the one closest to Bennettsville listed first.
    • Nineveh
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Center Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Center Village is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
    • Creekside Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Creekside Village is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside Village
    • Harpursville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • East Windsor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • East Windsor is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Windsor
    • Belden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Belden is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
    • Deposit
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Ouaquaga
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • North Colesville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • North Colesville is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Colesville
    • Windsor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Windsor is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
    • Gulf Summit
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Gulf Summit is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Summit
    • Quinneville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Quinneville is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinneville
    • Brookvale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Brookvale is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookvale
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bennettsville, with the one closest to Bennettsville listed first.
    • Masonville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Sidney
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • China
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • China is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
    • Tacoma
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Tacoma is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
    • Barbourville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Barbourville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbourville
    • Sidney Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Hambletville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Hambletville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambletville
    • Merrickville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Merrickville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrickville
    • Franklin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Walton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Mundale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Mundale is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundale
    • North Franklin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • North Franklin is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Franklin
    • Cadosia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Cadosia is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadosia
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bennettsville, with the one closest to Bennettsville listed first.
    • Unadilla
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Wells Bridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Copes Corner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Copes Corner is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copes Corner
    • Youmans Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Youmans Corner is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youmans Corner
    • Gilbertsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Otego
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Morris
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • West Oneonta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • West Oneonta is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oneonta
    • Oneonta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • West End
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • West End is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
    • Laurens
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pittsfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Pittsfield is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
    • Colliersville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Susquehanna County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bennettsville, with the one closest to Bennettsville listed first.
    • Brandt
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Brandt is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandt
    • Lanesboro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Lanesboro is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanesboro <1>
    • Oakland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Oakland is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
    • Susquehanna Depot
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Susquehanna Depot is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Depot
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
    • Susquehanna
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Great Bend
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Hallstead
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Hallstead is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallstead
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallstead <1>
    • North Jackson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • North Jackson is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jackson
    • Thompson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Thompson is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson <1>
    • Lakeview
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Lakeview is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Ararat
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Ararat is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
    • Jackson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Lawsville Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lawsville Center is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsville Center
  • Wayne County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bennettsville, with the one closest to Bennettsville listed first.
    • Sherman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Sherman is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
    • Starrucca
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Lakewood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Wrighter Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Wrighter Corner is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrighter Corner
    • Poyntelle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Poyntelle is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyntelle

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

Cemeteries Near Bennettsville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bennettsville.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Bennettsville - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Bennettsville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Beech Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Melondy Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Pearsall Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Greenlawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Presbyterian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Glenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Baptist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Eastside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Arctic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Prospect Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (396 more) ...

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bennettsville had a population of 154 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Masonville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Bainbridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Afton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sidney
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Whitman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Whitman is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
  • Vallonia Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Vallonia Springs is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallonia Springs
  • North Sanford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • North Sanford is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sanford
  • Ivanhoe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Ivanhoe is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
  • South Unadilla
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • South Unadilla is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Unadilla
  • East Guilford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • East Guilford is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Guilford
  • Union Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Union Valley is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
  • West Bainbridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • West Bainbridge is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bainbridge
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • China
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • China is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
    • East Masonville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • East Masonville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Masonville
    • Youngs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Youngs is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs

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

Newspapers Published in Bennettsville ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bennettsville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bennettsville, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bennettsville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Bennettsville:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>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 Bennettsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bennettsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.