A visit to the Benton Ridge 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 Benton Ridge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Benton Ridge Cemetery:
41.0037, -83.7999
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Benton Ridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on the Benton Ridge Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Benton Ridge Cemetery.<4>
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)
- The Knepper Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knepper Cemetery
- Flick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Flick Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flick Cemetery
- Schwartz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dukes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Dukes Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Aurand Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Aurand Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurand Cemetery
- Indian Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Indian Grove Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Grove Cemetery
- Horn Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Horn Family Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Family Cemetery
- Clymer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Clymer Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymer Cemetery
- Hartman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hartman Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman Cemetery
- Cholera Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Cholera Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cholera Cemetery
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- Crawfis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Crawfis Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfis Cemetery
- Cannonsburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Cannonsburg Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg Cemetery
- Keller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Keller Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller Cemetery
- Hancock County Infirmary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McComb Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The McComb Union Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McComb Union Cemetery
- Harmon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Harmon Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon Cemetery
- Line Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Line Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Cemetery
- St. Michael Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Michael Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- The St. Michaels Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Michaels Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43207 <5>
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- The Maple Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Maple Lawn Cemetery
- Maple Lawn Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41968 <5>
- Hedges Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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)
- Benton Ridge is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Moffitt ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Moffitt is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
- Rawson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lewisburg ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lewisburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Mount Cory
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Cory is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Cannonsburg ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cannonsburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Gilboa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gilboa is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- McComb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- 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)
- Townwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townwood
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pandora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pandora is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people
- Hancock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hancock is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Arlington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leipsic Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leipsic Junction is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic Junction
- Leipsic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Stark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- New Stark is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stark
- Van Buren
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hoytville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hoytville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
- Belmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- West Leipsic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Leipsic is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leipsic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Ottawa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wineland ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wineland is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wineland
- 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.
- Bluffton
- Findlay
- Gilboa
- Leipsic
- McComb
- North Baltimore
- Ottawa
- Pandora
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 Ridge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Hancock 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 Ridge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1730682 (Benton Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1730682 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: Hancock
- Est. Elev: 240 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: McComb
- Location given for Benton Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0036641 Lon: -83.799937
- 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 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Benton Ridge 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. |
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