A visit to the Benton Rural 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 Rural Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Benton Rural Cemetery (FG ID #2220849).
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 Rural Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Benton Rural Cemetery:
42.7167, -77.0544
The Benton Rural 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 of the Benton Rural Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Benton Rural Cemetery.
Name Variations for Benton Rural Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Benton Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 Rural Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Benton Rural Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Benton Mennonite Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Baldwin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Merrifield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Barden / Page Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Alcott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Voak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Briggs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Lake View Cemetery is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
- Bellona Cemetery (Old)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bellona Cemetery (New)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sutherland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Sutherland Cemetery is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- St. Michael's RC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Angus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barnes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Little Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shuman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Yatesville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hopeton Corners Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Benton Rural Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Benton Rural Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Benton Center
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Penn Yan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bellona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Seneca Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Angus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Yatesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dresden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gorham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keuka Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Billsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Potter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Willard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rushville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Flint
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Himrod
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Seneca Castle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Barrington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Romulus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Geneva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ovid
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Border City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Border City is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
- 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
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 Rural 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 Rural 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 Rural Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dundee.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Geneva
- Geneva lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Benton Rural Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Geneva.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Gorham
- Lodi
- Lodi lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Benton Rural 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 Southeast (ESE) of the Benton Rural 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Rural 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 Rural Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2220849
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2514515 (Benton Rural Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2514515 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: Yates
- Est. Elev: 312 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Penn Yan
- Location given for Benton Rural Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.7163889 Lon: -77.0541667
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 'straight-line' (or 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 Rural 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. |