A visit to the Elwell 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 Elwell Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Elwell Cemetery (FG ID #2398365).
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 Elwell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Elwell Cemetery:
42.9476, -73.1732
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Elwell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>
The Elwell Cemetery is located in Bennington County<3>.
The county seat for Bennington County is located in Manchester. Manchester lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the north northeast of the Elwell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Elwell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Elwell Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Elwell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- South Shaftsbury Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The South Shaftsbury Cemetery is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shaftsbury Cemetery
- The South Shaftsbury Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shaftsbury Village Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1971792 <1>
- White Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Waite Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Center Shaftsbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Center Shaftsbury Cemetery is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Shaftsbury Cemetery
- The Center Shaftsbury Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shaftsbury Center Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2144182 <1>
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Niles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Niles Cemetery is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles Cemetery
- Elias Wheeler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Grandview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. John the Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. John the Baptist Cemetery is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John the Baptist Cemetery
- The St. John the Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- North Bennington Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1971525 <1>
- Rice Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- The Rice Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alfred Winslow Farm Cemetery
- Rice - A. Winslow Farm Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2452477 <1>
- Hinsdillville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spencer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Old First Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Old First Church Cemetery is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old First Church Cemetery
- The Old First Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bennington Center Cemetery
- Bennington Center - Old First Church Cemetery
- Old Bennington Cemetery
- Old First Congregational Church Cemetery
- Vermont's Sacred Acre
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641555 <1>
- Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- New Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Old Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Vermont Veterans Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bennington Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Woodford Hollow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Maple Hill Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the east of Shaftsbury.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2158176 <1>
- Little Rhode Island Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Elwell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Elwell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- South Shaftsbury
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- South Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shaftsbury
- Shaftsbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
- North Bennington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- North Bennington is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
- Paper Mill Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- Old Bennington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Bennington is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Bennington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bennington is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,897 people
- Bennington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shaftsbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Woodford Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodford Hollow is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford Hollow
- Glastenbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Glastenbury is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glastenbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7 people
- Woodford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodford is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- White Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Walloomsac
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Walloomsac is located in Rensselaer County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walloomsac
- Kansas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kansas is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Arlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hoosick Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hoosick Junction is located in Rensselaer County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosick Junction
- Hoosick Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hoosick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sunderland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sunderland is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 947 people
- Arlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Arlington is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,204 people
- Petersburg Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Petersburg Junction is located in Rensselaer County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Junction
- Pownal Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pownal Center is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal Center
- Center White Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Center White Creek is located in Washington County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center White Creek
- Pownal
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Searsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Searsburg is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Somerset
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Somerset is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
- Anaquassacook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Anaquassacook is located in Washington County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaquassacook
- Cambridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Bridge
(11 miles [17.7 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 Elwell 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 Elwell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cambridge
- Eagle Bridge
- Hoosick Falls
- Hoosick
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 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 Elwell 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 Elwell Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2398365
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1920249 (Elwell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1920249 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: 359 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bennington
- Location given for Elwell Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.9475785 Lon: -73.1731627
- 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 '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- Elwell 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. |