Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Benson (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Benson. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Benson is located in Rutland County.
To see how the shape of Vermont's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Rutland County: Washington (NY), Addison, Bennington & Windsor.
Below are the counties that are near Benson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Benson:
- Rutland County (The home county of Benson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Benson, with the one closest to Benson listed first.
- Sudbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sudbury is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
- Benson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hubbardton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hubbardton is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Benson Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Benson Landing is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Landing
- West Castleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Castleton is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Castleton
- Brandon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Brandon is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
- Brandon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Haven is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
- Fair Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fair Haven is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
- Castleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Castleton is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,490 people
- West Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Haven is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Pittsford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pittsford is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
- Fair Haven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Addison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benson, with the one closest to Benson listed first.
- Orwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Orwell is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
- Orwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Shoreham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Shoreham is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Shoreham
- Whiting
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Whiting is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Whiting
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Richville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Richville is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Leicester Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leicester Junction is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester Junction
- Shoreham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Shoreham is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
- Shoreham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Leicester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leicester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leicester is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
- West Cornwall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- West Cornwall is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cornwall
- Salisbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Salisbury is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benson, with the one closest to Benson listed first.
- Braintree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Braintree is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,189 people
- Braintree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Braintree is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
- Washington County
- Alpine Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alpine Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Village
- Windsor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benson, with the one closest to Benson listed first.
- Rochester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rochester is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,085 people
- Emerson
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Emerson is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Rochester
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Stockbridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Stockbridge is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
- Gaysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gaysville is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaysville
- Lilliesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lilliesville is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilliesville
- Bethel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,939 people
- Bridgewater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bridgewater is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 967 people
- Plymouth Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plymouth Union is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Union
- Plymouth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Essex County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Benson, with the one closest to Benson listed first.
- Ticonderoga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ironville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ironville is located in Essex County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Port Henry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moriah
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Severance
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Schroon Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Witherbee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Witherbee is located in Essex County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witherbee
- Blue Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Ridge is located in Essex County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Westport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Warren County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Benson, with the one closest to Benson listed first.
- Hague
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Silver Bay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sabbath Day Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sabbath Day Point is located in Warren County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabbath Day Point
- North Bolton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Bolton is located in Warren County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bolton
- Bolton Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Adirondack
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bolton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton is located in Warren County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Riverbank
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Riverbank is located in Warren County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
- Brant Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Brayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brayton is located in Warren County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Chestertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pottersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Washington County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Benson, with the one closest to Benson listed first.
- Dresden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dresden is located in Washington County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
- Chubbs Dock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chubbs Dock is located in Washington County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubbs Dock
- Huletts Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hampton is located in Washington County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Whitehall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Granville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- North Granville is located in Washington County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Granville
- Truthville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Truthville is located in Washington County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truthville
- Middle Granville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Comstock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Granville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fort Ann
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hartford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hartford is located in Washington County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- East Hartford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- East Hartford is located in Washington County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hartford
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Benson, see our County-by-County Page for Benson.
Cemeteries Near Benson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Benson.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Benson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Benson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Benson, with the one closest to Benson listed first.
- Choates Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hortonville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Peter Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bradley Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hubbardton North Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Old Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, The Old Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Benson.
- The Old Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Benson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2138494 <2>
- Continue List (353 more) ...
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carter Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ressegrie Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Benson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Benson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Benson, with the one closest to Benson listed first.
- Sudbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Orwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Benson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Benson Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Benson Landing is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Landing
- Hubbardton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hubbardton is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardton
- Putnam Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wright
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wright is located in Washington County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Putnam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Putnam is located in Washington County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- West Castleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Castleton is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Castleton
- East Hubbardton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Hubbardton is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hubbardton
- Whiting
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Shoreham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Shoreham is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Shoreham
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- West Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Haven is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
- Bomoseen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brandon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Benson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Benson.
Newspapers Published in Benson ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Benson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Benson, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Benson.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Benson:
- Websites specific to Vermont
- Pages specific to Rutland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Addison County
- Orange County
- Washington County
- Windsor County
- Essex County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Vermont
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Benson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Benson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |