A visit to the Beartown 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 Beartown Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Beartown Cemetery (FG ID #2441056).
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 Beartown Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Beartown Cemetery:
43.1926, -73.1354
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Beartown Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>
The Beartown Cemetery is located in Bennington County<3>.
The county seat for Bennington County is located in Manchester. Manchester lies just to the southeast of the Beartown Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Beartown Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> of the Beartown Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Beartown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hay Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hay Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Hay Family Cemetery is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hay Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the east of West Rupert.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2388636 <1>
- Kent Hollow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sherman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Sherman Cemetery is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Cemetery
- Sherman Homestead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wilcox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- South Dorset Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The South Dorset Cemetery is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dorset Cemetery
- Sandgate Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Purdy Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Purdy Family Cemetery is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Family Cemetery
- Dellwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Factory Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Roberts Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Roberts Family Cemetery is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Family Cemetery
- The Roberts Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Roberts Homestead Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2166584 <1>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West End - Camdon Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The West End - Camdon Valley Cemetery is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End - Camdon Valley Cemetery
- The West End - Camdon Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- West Sandgate Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1645538 <1>
- Ira Allen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Morse Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pawlet Mtn. Road Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rupert Street Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Rupert Street Cemetery is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert Street Cemetery
- The Rupert Street Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rupert Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2161582 <1>
- West Rupert Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The West Rupert Cemetery is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rupert Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Rupert Cemetery is located in West Rupert.
- The West Rupert Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hopkins Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2260034 <1>
- Oreb Taylor Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Dorset Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The East Dorset Cemetery is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dorset Cemetery
- The East Dorset Cemetery has also been known as:
- South Village Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641561 <1>
- McDonald Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Collson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Collson Cemetery is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collson Cemetery
- Old Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Catholic Cemetery is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Catholic Cemetery
- Hazelton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hazelton Cemetery is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Beartown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Beartown Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sandgate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandgate is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Manchester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Manchester is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,214 people
- Manchester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Manchester Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Manchester Center is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Center
- Dorset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Manchester Depot
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Manchester Depot is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Depot
- Barnumville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Barnumville is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnumville
- Dorset
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dorset is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,937 people
- Rupert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rupert is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Rupert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Rupert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Rupert is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rupert
- Arlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Arlington is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,204 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Arlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kansas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kansas is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Sunderland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sunderland is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 947 people
- Bromley Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bromley Village is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley Village
- Porter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Porter is located in Washington County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Salem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pawlet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Winhall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Winhall is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winhall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
- Pawlet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pawlet is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawlet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,359 people
- Anaquassacook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Anaquassacook is located in Washington County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaquassacook
- Peru
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Peru is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Danby Four Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Danby Four Corners is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby Four Corners
- Danby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Danby is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
- North Hebron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Hebron is located in Washington County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hebron
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 Beartown Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bennington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Beartown 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 helpful 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 Beartown Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Vermont:
- Pages specific to Bennington 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 Beartown Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2441056
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1920176 (Beartown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1920176 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: Bennington
- Est. Elev: 460 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Rupert
- Location given for Beartown Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.1925762 Lon: -73.1353837
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | 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. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Bennington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | 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- Beartown Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |