A visit to the Bushnell 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 Bushnell Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Bushnell Cemetery (FG ID #103928).
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 Bushnell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bushnell Cemetery:
42.8391, -73.1869
The Bushnell Cemetery is located in Bennington County<2>.
The county seat for Bennington County is located in Manchester. Manchester lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Bushnell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bushnell Cemetery.
Name Variations for Bushnell Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Bushnell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bushnell - Barney Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Bushnell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bushnell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bennington Hebrew Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Park Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Carpenter Hill Yard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Towsley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bennington Village Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Potter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Potter Cemetery is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
- The Potter Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eunice Wilcox Farm Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1997636 <1>
- Woodward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodward Cemetery is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward Cemetery
- Vermont Veterans Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- Old Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old First Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pownal Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dunn - Ell Card Lot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kingsley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Paddock - Peckham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Pownal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gardner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Perry Thompson Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Woodford Hollow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Bushnell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bushnell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bennington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pownal Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pownal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pownal is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,386 people
- Bennington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bennington is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,897 people
- Old Bennington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Bennington is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Woodford Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Paper Mill Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- Stamford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stamford is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- North Bennington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodford is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
- Woodford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hoosick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Shaftsbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Williamstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stamford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greylock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Walloomsac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shaftsbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
- Hoosick Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Adams
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Briggsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Briggsville is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- White Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hoosick Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Potter Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 Bushnell 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 Bushnell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hoosick Falls
- Hoosick
- North Adams
- Williamstown
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 Bushnell 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 Bushnell Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #103928
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1460687 (Bushnell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1460687 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: 349 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pownal
- Location given for Bushnell Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.8389682 Lon: -73.1864958
- 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> | 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. |
| <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- Bushnell 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. |