A visit to the Bennett 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 Bennett Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bennett Cemetery:
36.2612, -82.1185
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bennett Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bennett Cemetery is located in Carter County<2>.
The county seat for Carter County is located in Elizabethton. Elizabethton lies just to the northwest of the Bennett Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Bennett Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bennett Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Estep Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Estep Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep Cemetery
- Goodwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Goodwin Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Morton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Morton Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Carver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Carver Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Cemetery
- Holly Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Holly Hill Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill Cemetery
- Lacey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Lacey Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Cemetery
- Lacey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Lacey Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Cemetery
- Teague Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Teague Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Sorrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sorrell Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorrell Cemetery
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- Hazelwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hazelwood Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- The Johnson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Julian Cemetery
- Jullien Cemetery
- Hampton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Largent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Largent Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Largent Cemetery
- Ingram Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gouge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gouge Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouge Cemetery
- Birchfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bennett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bennett Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hampton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roan Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fish Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Siam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Siam is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Gap Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Tolley Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Hunter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hunter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Burbank
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Burbank is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Heaton Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Butler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elizabethton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Limestone Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- High Health ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- High Health is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Biltmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Whispering Pines
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Elk Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whaley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Whaley is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Central
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Central is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Buladean
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Buladean is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladean
- Mount Gilead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Pine Crest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pine Crest is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Watauga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- South Gate Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- South Gate Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate Village
- Unicoi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Minneapolis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Minneapolis is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
- Beech Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Carnegie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Carnegie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
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 Bennett Cemetery. The following communities are located in Carter County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bennett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Bennett Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Carter 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 Bennett Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1277013 (Bennett Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1277013 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: Carter
- Est. Elev: 822 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Watauga Dam
- Location given for Bennett Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2612266 Lon: -82.1184593
- 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 Carter, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bennett 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. |