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A visit to the Bennetts 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 Bennetts Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bennetts Cemetery:

31.5632, -93.8394

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bennetts Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Bennetts Cemetery is located in Sabine County<2>.

The county seat for Sabine County is located in Hemphill. Hemphill lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south of the Bennetts Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Bennetts Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Bennetts Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bennetts Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Harvey Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Harvey Cemetery is located in Sabine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Cemetery
  • McGuire Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The McGuire Cemetery is located in Sabine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuire Cemetery
  • Strother Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Strother Cemetery is located in Sabine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strother Cemetery
  • Polley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Polley Cemetery is located in Sabine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polley Cemetery
  • Mason Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Mason Cemetery is located in Sabine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
  • Liberty Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Alford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Alford Cemetery is located in Sabine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford Cemetery
  • Reeves Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Reeves Cemetery is located in Sabine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Cemetery
  • Buckley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Buckley Cemetery is located in Sabine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley Cemetery
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Sabine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
  • Moran - Loving Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • East Hamilton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The East Hamilton Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hamilton Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Windham Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Munnerlyn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Munnerlyn Cemetery is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn Cemetery
    • Ingram Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Ingram Cemetery is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram Cemetery
    • Williams Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gellatly Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Gellatly Cemetery is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gellatly Cemetery
    • Vickers Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Vickers Cemetery is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickers Cemetery
    • Vickers Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Vickers Cemetery is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickers Cemetery
    • Cedar Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Bennetts Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bennetts Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Geneva
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Milam
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Huxley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Huxley is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
  • Rosevine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Rosevine is located in Sabine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosevine
  • Zwolle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Zwolle is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zwolle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,927 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zwolle <6>
  • Noble
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Noble is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noble <6>
  • Hemphill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Rebecca
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rebecca is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca
  • Negreet
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • San Augustine
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Bayou Scie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bayou Scie is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Scie
  • Converse
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Maxey Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Maxey Town is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey Town
    • Bronson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Hamlin ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Hamlin is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
    • Shelbyville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Choice
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Choice is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
    • Many
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Many is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Many
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,667 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Many <6>
    • Campti
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Campti is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campti
    • Mason
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Mason is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Fisher
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Fisher is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fisher <6>
    • Belmont
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Africa ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Africa is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
    • Short
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Short is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short

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 Bennetts Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sabine County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bennetts 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 Bennetts Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Sabine 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 Bennetts Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1381393  (Bennetts Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1381393 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: Sabine
      • Est. Elev: 69 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: East Hamilton
      • Location given for Bennetts Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.5632334     Lon: -93.8393533
      • 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 Texas' counties, including Sabine, 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- Bennetts 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.