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:
31.1949, -95.0299
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 Trinity County<2>.
The county seat for Trinity County is located in Groveton. Groveton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Bennett Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Bennett Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bennett Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McLain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The McLain Cemetery is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Moore Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north of Groveton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5317 <5>
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Tullos Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Tullos Cemetery is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullos Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Burke Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Burke Cemetery is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Lacy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Lacy Cemetery is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy Cemetery
- Ivie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Ivie Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivie Cemetery
- The Ivie Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ivy Cemetery
- Possum Walk Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Possum Walk Cemetery is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Walk Cemetery
- Helton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Helton Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton Cemetery
- Creasy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Creasy Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creasy Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Glenwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- Sumpter Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Sumpter Cemetery is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sumpter Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Groveton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7135 <5>
- Pennington Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Pennington Cemetery is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Cemetery
- Josserand Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Josserand Cemetery is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josserand Cemetery
- Wagner Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Wagner Hill Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner Hill Cemetery
- Wagner Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Wagner Hill Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner Hill Cemetery
- Dubose Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Dubose Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubose Cemetery
- Enon Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- Parker Ridge Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Parker Ridge Cemetery is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Ridge Cemetery
- McCarty Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The McCarty Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarty Cemetery
- McCarty Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The McCarty Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarty Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah 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 Bennett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bennett Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Helmic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Helmic is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmic
- Apple Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Centralia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Center Point is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Lacy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lacy is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
- Lacy has also been known as:
- Lacey
- Hagerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hagerville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
- Blix
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blix is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blix
- Groveton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sumpter ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sumpter is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Woodlake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Woodlake is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
- Fog Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fog Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fog Town
- Granville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Granville is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pennington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rutland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rutland is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Friday
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Friday is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday
- Diboll
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Peavy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Peavy is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
- Kennard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ratcliff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burke
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Burke is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
- Shady Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Hudson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,288 people
- Providence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Providence is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Redtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Redtown is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtown
- Skinner Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Skinner Town is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner Town
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 Trinity 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 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 Bennett Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Trinity 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 #1381392 (Bennett Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1381392 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: Trinity
- Est. Elev: 113 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Crecy
- Location given for Bennett Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.1949064 Lon: -95.0299348
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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 Texas' counties, including Trinity, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |
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