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A visit to the Van Benschoten 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 Van Benschoten Cemetery ...

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

42.2087, -74.6765

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

The Van Benschoten Cemetery is located in Delaware County<2>.

The county seat for Delaware County is located in Delhi. Delhi lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Van Benschoten Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Van Benschoten Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Van Benschoten Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Sanford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Sanford Cemetery is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford Cemetery
  • Arkville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Arkville Cemetery is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkville Cemetery
  • Halcottsville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Halcottsville Cemetery is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcottsville Cemetery
  • Scudder Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Scudder Cemetery is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudder Cemetery
  • Schemehorn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Schemehorn Cemetery is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schemehorn Cemetery
  • United Presbyterian Old Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rural Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Rural Cemetery is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Cemetery
  • Andes Village Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Andes Village Cemetery is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andes Village Cemetery
  • Tyler Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Tyler Cemetery is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler Cemetery
  • Yellow Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Yellow Church Cemetery is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Church Cemetery
  • Brush Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Brush Cemetery is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Cemetery
  • Bovina Center Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bovina Center Cemetery is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina Center Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Bedell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Bedell Cemetery is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedell Cemetery
    • Clovesville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Clovesville Cemetery is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovesville Cemetery
    • Vega Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Vega Cemetery is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vega Cemetery
    • UMC Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The UMC Cemetery is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for UMC Cemetery
    • Narrow Notch Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Narrow Notch Cemetery is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrow Notch Cemetery
    • Roses Brook Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Roses Brook Cemetery is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses Brook Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Roses Brook Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of South Kortright.
      • The Roses Brook Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
      • Rose Brook Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65859 <5>
    • Herr Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Herr Cemetery is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herr Cemetery
    • Roxbury Village Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Van Benschoten Cemetery.

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

  • New Kingston
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • New Kingston is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kingston
  • Halcottsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Margaretville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Bovina
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bovina is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
  • Andes
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Denver
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Bovina Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Arena ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Arena is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
  • Roxbury
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fleischmanns
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • South Kortright
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Belle Ayr
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Belle Ayr is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ayr
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Highmount
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bloomville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hobart
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Delhi
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Delhi is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,871 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <6>
    • Oliverea
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Big Indian
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bushnellsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Bushnellsville is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnellsville
    • West Kill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Grand Gorge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Stamford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Lew Beach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Lew Beach is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lew Beach
    • Harpersfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Shandaken
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)

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 Van Benschoten Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Delaware County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 either 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 Van Benschoten Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Delaware 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 Van Benschoten Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #968383  (Van Benschoten Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #968383 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: Delaware
      • Est. Elev: 499 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Margaretville
      • Location given for Van Benschoten Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.2086978     Lon: -74.6765446
      • 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 Delaware, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Van Benschoten 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.