A visit to the Benjamin 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 Benjamin Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Benjamin Cemetery (FG ID #1961097).
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 Benjamin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Benjamin Cemetery:
33.5776, -99.7849
The Benjamin Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Benjamin.
The cemetery is located in Knox County<2>.
The county seat for Knox County is located in Benjamin. Benjamin lies just to the northwest of the Benjamin Cemetery .
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Establishment of the Benjamin Cemetery ...
The Benjamin Cemetery was founded in 1887.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Benjamin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Benjamin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Truscott Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Truscott Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truscott Cemetery
- Knox City Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Knox City Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox City Cemetery
- Johnson Memorial Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Goree Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Goree Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Goree Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Goree Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- The Goree Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goree Cemetery
- Rochester Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Weinert Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Weinert Cemetery is located in Haskell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinert Cemetery
- Idella Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Idella Cemetery is located in Haskell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idella Cemetery
- Brushy Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brushy Cemetery is located in Haskell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Cemetery
- Bomarton Catholic Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Henson Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pinkerton Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- The Pinkerton Cemetery is located in Haskell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkerton Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Haskell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Rule Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- The Rule Cemetery is located in Haskell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule Cemetery
- Cache Creek Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Crowell Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hooker Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hooker Cemetery is located in Stonewall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Cemetery
- Willow Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- The Willow Cemetery is located in Haskell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 13 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Benjamin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Benjamin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Benjamin
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Knox City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Munday
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gilliland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vera
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- O'Brien
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Goree
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rochester
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Weinert
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Foard City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jud ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jud is located in Haskell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jud
- Bomarton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Red Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
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 Benjamin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Knox County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Benjamin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benjamin
- Crowell
- Goree
- Goree lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Benjamin Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Goree.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goree
- Haskell
- Knox City
- Munday
- Rochester
- Rule
- Rule lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Benjamin Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rule.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Benjamin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Knox 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 Benjamin Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1961097
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 Texas' counties, including Knox, 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- Benjamin 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. |