A visit to the Benton Mennonite Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Benton Mennonite Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Benton Mennonite Cemetery (FG ID #2487235).
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 Mennonite Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Benton Mennonite Cemetery:
42.7007, -77.0698
The Benton Mennonite Cemetery is located in Yates County<2>.
The county seat for Yates County is located in Penn Yan. Penn Yan lies just to the south southeast of the Benton Mennonite Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Benton Mennonite Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Benton Mennonite Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Benton Mennonite Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Benton Rural Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cole Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Alcott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Briggs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Michael's RC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lake View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lake View Cemetery is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
- Voak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barden / Page Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sutherland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sutherland Cemetery is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland Cemetery
- Yatesville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Bellona Cemetery (New)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shuman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Keuka Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Keuka Park Cemetery is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka Park Cemetery
- Hopeton Corners Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Angus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Barnes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Bellona Cemetery (Old)
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Benton Mennonite Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Benton Mennonite Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Benton Center
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Penn Yan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Yatesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Seneca Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bellona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dresden
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Angus
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Keuka Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Potter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gorham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Billsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rushville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Himrod
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barrington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Willard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Flint
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ovid
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Romulus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Geneva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cottage City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cottage City is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage City
- Seneca Castle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Italy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dundee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lodi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Border City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Border City is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
- Vine Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Mennonite Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Yates County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Benton Mennonite Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dundee
- Dundee lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Benton Mennonite Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dundee.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Geneva
- Geneva lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Benton Mennonite Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Geneva.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Gorham
- Gorham lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Benton Mennonite Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gorham.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
- Lodi
- Lodi lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Benton Mennonite Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lodi.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Ovid
- Ovid lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Benton Mennonite Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ovid.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
- Penn Yan
- Romulus
- Rushville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 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 Mennonite Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Yates 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 Mennonite Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2487235
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Yates, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Benton Mennonite 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |