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:
35.2384, -85.9680
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 Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Winchester. Winchester lies just to the west southwest of the Bennett Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bennett Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Bennett Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bennett Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Swann Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Swann Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swann Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The West Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Cherry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Cherry Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Cemetery
- Garner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Garner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Fields Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Fields Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Cemetery
- Partin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Partin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partin Cemetery
- Featherston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Featherston Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Featherston Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Featherston Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Decherd.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11916 <5>
- Brakefield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Brakefield Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brakefield Cemetery
- Herriford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Herriford Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herriford Cemetery
- Farris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Farris Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farris Cemetery
- Champion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Champion Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- McKelvey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The McKelvey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKelvey Cemetery
- Simp West Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oliver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Oliver Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Cemetery
- Gipson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Gipson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gipson Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Dotson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Dotson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson Cemetery
- Alto Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Alto Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto Cemetery
- Gipson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Gipson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gipson Cemetery
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:
- Greenhaw
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Sewanee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cowan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Switch
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sand Switch is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Switch
- Decherd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pelham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monteagle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Winchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Estill Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stephenson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stephenson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
- Winchester Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Hillsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Tracy City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sal City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Lankford Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- Comfort
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Comfort is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- White City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- White City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Belmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Royal Oaks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Coalmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Winton Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Winton Town is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Town
- Tullahoma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Orme
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Orme is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Manchester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Greentown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Greentown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Homaway Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bennett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cowan
- Manchester
- Sewanee
- Tracy City
- Tullahoma
- Winchester
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 Bennett Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 #1277010 (Bennett Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1277010 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 332 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sewanee
- Location given for Bennett Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2384152 Lon: -85.9680361
- 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 Franklin, 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 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. |