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A visit to the Benton Ridge Cemetery ...


The location of the Benton Ridge Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Ridge Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Benton Ridge Cemetery

Lat:   41.0037°   (41° 0' 13")

Lon:   -83.7999°   (-83° 47' 59")

The Benton Ridge Cemetery is located in Hancock County<2>.

The county seat for Hancock County is located in Findlay. Findlay lies just to the east northeast of the Benton Ridge Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Ridge Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Ohio:
  • Pages specific to Hancock County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Benton Ridge Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Benton Ridge Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Benton Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Benton Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Ridge
      • Benton Ridge is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
    • Moffitt ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moffitt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
      • Moffitt is located in Hancock County
    • Rawson
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rawson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawson
      • Rawson is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rawson <4>
    • Lewisburg ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lewisburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
      • Lewisburg is located in Hancock County
    • Mount Cory
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Cory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cory
      • Mount Cory is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Cannonsburg ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
      • Cannonsburg is located in Hancock County
    • Gilboa
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilboa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa
      • Gilboa is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
    • McComb
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McComb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McComb
      • McComb is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,632 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McComb <4>
    • Bluffton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jenera
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Findlay
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Townwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Townwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townwood
      • Townwood is located in Putnam County
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Pandora
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pandora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
        • Pandora is located in Putnam County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people
      • Hancock
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hancock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
        • Hancock is located in Hancock County
      • Arlington
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
        • Arlington is located in Hancock County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,431 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <4>
      • Leipsic Junction
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic Junction
        • Leipsic Junction is located in Putnam County
      • Leipsic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • New Stark
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Stark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stark
        • New Stark is located in Hancock County
      • Van Buren
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Buren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
        • Van Buren is located in Hancock County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Buren <4>
      • Hoytville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
        • Hoytville is located in Wood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
      • Belmore
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore
        • Belmore is located in Putnam County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
      • West Leipsic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leipsic
        • West Leipsic is located in Putnam County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
      • Ottawa
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • North Baltimore
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

    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 Ridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hancock County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Benton Ridge Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Knepper Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knepper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Knepper Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knepper Cemetery
    • Flick Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Flick Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flick Cemetery
    • Schwartz Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Dukes Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dukes Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dukes Cemetery
    • Smith Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Powell Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Powell Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powell Cemetery
    • Aurand Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aurand Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Aurand Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aurand Cemetery
    • Indian Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Indian Grove Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Grove Cemetery
    • Horn Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Horn Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Horn Family Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horn Family Cemetery
    • Clymer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clymer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clymer Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clymer Cemetery
    • Hartman Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hartman Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartman Cemetery
    • Cholera Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cholera Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cholera Cemetery is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cholera Cemetery
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Crawfis Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crawfis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Crawfis Cemetery is located in Putnam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crawfis Cemetery
      • Cannonsburg Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cannonsburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cannonsburg Cemetery is located in Hancock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cannonsburg Cemetery
      • Keller Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Keller Cemetery is located in Hancock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keller Cemetery
      • Hancock County Infirmary Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hancock County Infirmary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hancock County Infirmary Cemetery is located in Hancock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hancock County Infirmary Cemetery
      • McComb Union Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McComb Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McComb Union Cemetery is located in Hancock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McComb Union Cemetery
      • Harmon Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Harmon Cemetery is located in Putnam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmon Cemetery
      • Line Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Line Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Line Cemetery is located in Hancock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Line Cemetery
      • St. Michael Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michael Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Michael Cemetery is located in Hancock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michael Cemetery
      • St. Michaels Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Hancock County
        • The St. Michaels Cemetery has also been known as:
        • St. Michaels Catholic Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43207 <7>
      • Maple Grove Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Hancock County
        • The Maple Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Maple Lawn Cemetery
        • Maple Lawn Memorial Park
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41968 <7>
      • Hedges Family Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hedges Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hedges Family Cemetery is located in Hancock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hedges Family Cemetery

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

    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 Ridge Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1730682  (Benton Ridge Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1730682 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: McComb
      • County: Hancock         Elev: 240
      • Location given for GNIS #1730682 (Benton Ridge Cemetery)

    The official website for Hancock County: www.co.hancock.oh.us/

    The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

    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 Ohio's counties, including Hancock, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Benton Ridge Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0037, Longitude: -83.7999       In this case, the coordinates for the Benton Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <7>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.




 

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