A visit to the Benevolent 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 Benevolent Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Benevolent Cemetery:
35.8315, -86.3958
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Benevolent Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Benevolent Cemetery is located in Rutherford County<2>.
The county seat for Rutherford County is located in Murfreesboro. Murfreesboro lies just to the north of the Benevolent Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Benevolent Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Benevolent Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lytle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Lytle Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle Cemetery
- Warren Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
- Carothers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Carothers Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carothers Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Ridout Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Ridout Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridout Cemetery
- Witherspoon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Witherspoon Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witherspoon Cemetery
- Eagleton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Eagleton Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Liddon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Liddon Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liddon Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Ring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Ring Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ring Cemetery
- Bellah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bellah Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellah Cemetery
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- Lillard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Lillard Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillard Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- Baskin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Butler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Hallyburton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hallyburton Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallyburton Cemetery
- Kelton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Kelton Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelton Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Haynes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Haynes Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Works Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Works Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Works Cemetery
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 Benevolent Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Benevolent Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Murfreesboro
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dillton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
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- Rucker
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Burns Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Compton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Leanna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Kittrell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Colonial Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Walterhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Snell ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Plainview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Patterson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Midland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Readyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Smyrna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Milton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Cainsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Bradyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- College Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Eagleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Longview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Vannatta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Gossburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Burt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
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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 Benevolent Cemetery. The following communities are located in Rutherford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Benevolent Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Benevolent Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Rutherford 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 Benevolent Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1277001 (Benevolent Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1277001 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: Rutherford
- Est. Elev: 186 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Murfreesboro
- Location given for Benevolent Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8314548 Lon: -86.3958256
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Rutherford, 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- Benevolent 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. |