A visit to the Benson 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 Benson Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Benson Cemetery (FG ID #69484).
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 Benson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Benson Cemetery:
34.7255, -81.2050
The Benson Cemetery is located in Chester County<2>.
The county seat for Chester County is located in Chester. Chester lies just to the south southwest of the Benson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Benson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Benson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Benson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Sandy River Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Old Purity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Purity Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Purity Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chester Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Armenia UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Grant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Old Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Zion Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zion Cemetery
- Bethlehem Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Olivet Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brushy Fork Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Brushy Fork Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Fork Cemetery
- Blackstock Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Blackstock Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstock Cemetery
- Gold Mine Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Gold Mine Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Sweet Hope Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Sweet Hope Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Hope Cemetery
- Guest Assembly Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- William Martin Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Rowell, Bates, & Campbell Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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 Benson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Benson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Eureka Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chester
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gayle Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gayle Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayle Mill
- Lowrys
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lowrys is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Cornwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Smith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Richburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- McConnells
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Blackstock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lando
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Edgemoor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodward
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Blairsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cabal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lockhart
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Carlisle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Lawn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sharon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Meador ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Meador is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- White Oak
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Catawba
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Roddey
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lesslie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- York
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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 Benson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chester County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Benson 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 helpful 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 Benson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Chester 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 Benson Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #69484
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1220502 (Benson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1220502 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: Chester
- Est. Elev: 170 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chester
- Location given for Benson Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7256945 Lon: -81.2048111
- 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 South Carolina's counties, including Chester, 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- Benson 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. |