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A visit to the Bentley 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 Bentley Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bentley Cemetery:

42.0973, -79.3164

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bentley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Bentley Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County<2>.

The county seat for Chautauqua County is located in Mayville. Mayville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Bentley Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Bentley Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Bentley Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bentley Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Sunset Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Wilcox Road Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Wilcox Road Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox Road Cemetery
  • Gardner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Gardner Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
  • Wellman Road Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Wellman Road Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman Road Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wellman Road Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Ashville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66673 <5>
  • Hatch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Hatch Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatch Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Holy Sepulchre Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
  • Knapp Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Knapp Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp Cemetery
  • Busti Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Busti Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busti Cemetery
  • Lake View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Lake View Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
    • The Lake View Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lakeview Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65038 <5>
  • Bemus Point Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bemus Point Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemus Point Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Blockville Union Burying Ground
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Bush Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Bush Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Cemetery
    • Stillwater Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Stillwater Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater Cemetery
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    • Pine Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
    • Wild Rose Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Wild Rose Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose Cemetery
    • Wintergreen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Wintergreen Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintergreen Cemetery
    • Open Meadows Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Open Meadows Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Open Meadows Cemetery
    • Cherry Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Cherry Hill Cemetery is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill Cemetery
    • Allen Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Allen Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
    • Levant Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Ross Mills Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Ross Mills Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Mills Cemetery
    • Gerry Village Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Gerry Village Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerry Village Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bentley Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bentley Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Lakewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Fluvanna
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Fluvanna is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluvanna
  • Greenhurst
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Celoron
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Belleview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Belleview is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
  • Ashville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Busti
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Busti is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busti
  • Jamestown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Phillips Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Phillips Mills is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Mills
  • Quigley Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Quigley Park is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quigley Park
  • Bemus Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Falconer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Ross Mills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Ross Mills is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Mills
    • Bayview
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bayview is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
    • Sugar Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Kiantone
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Kiantone is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiantone
    • Gerry
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Panama
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Frewsburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Maple Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Niobe
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Stedman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Stedman is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stedman
    • Poland Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Poland Center is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Center
    • South Stockton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • South Stockton is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Stockton
    • Bear Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lottsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lottsville is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottsville
    • Ivory
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Ivory is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
    • Kennedy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Sinclairville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Stebbins Corners
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Stebbins Corners is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stebbins Corners

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 Bentley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chautauqua County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bentley Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 helpful websites 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 Bentley Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Chautauqua 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 Bentley Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #943704  (Bentley Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #943704 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: Chautauqua
      • Est. Elev: 414 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Lakewood
      • Location given for Bentley Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.0972796     Lon: -79.3164376
      • 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 York's counties, including Chautauqua, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bentley 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.