A visit to the Benson 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 Benson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Benson Cemetery:
35.1073, -86.4308
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Benson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Benson Cemetery is located in Lincoln County<2>.
The county seat for Lincoln County is located in Fayetteville. Fayetteville lies just to the west northwest 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 30 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Benson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Benson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fanning Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Fanning Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning Cemetery
- Golden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Golden Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Cemetery
- Pryor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Pryor Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Jean Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Jean Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean Cemetery
- Harris - Jean Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hunter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hunter Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
- Moores Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kelso Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Kelso Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso Cemetery
- Taylor - Gray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McClellan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The McClellan Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClellan Cemetery
- Flintville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Flintville Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Gum Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Gum Springs Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Bostick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bostick Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostick Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Stiles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Stiles Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles Cemetery
- Ratlief Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ratlief Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratlief Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Gregory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
- Brady Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Brady Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Flintville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Flintville Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville Cemetery
- Warren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
- Stiles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Stiles Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles Cemetery
- Holman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Holman Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holman Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Fanning Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fanning Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning 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 Benson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Benson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Corder Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Corder Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder Crossroads
- Flintville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Flintville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
- Howell Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Howell Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Hill
- Lexie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Park City Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
- Park City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Park City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Elk Mill Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Fayetteville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Huntland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Beans Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Hillsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Camargo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Booneville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Key's Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Lynchburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Harms
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- New Market
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Francisco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Francisco is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Belleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Ridgeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Molino
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Hazel Green
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Countyline
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Pearl City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
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 Lincoln 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 like to 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 Benson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Lincoln 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1645177 (Benson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1645177 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: Lincoln
- Est. Elev: 313 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Flintville
- Location given for Benson Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1073066 Lon: -86.4308251
- 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 Lincoln, 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' (or 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- 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. |