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A visit to the Elwell Cemetery ...


The location of the Elwell Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 <2> 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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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

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

Lat:   42.9476°   (42° 56' 51")

Lon:   -73.1732°   (-73° 10' 23")

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 .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Elwell Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Vermont:
  • Pages specific to Bennington County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Elwell Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 28 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shaftsbury
      • South Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County
    • Shaftsbury
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaftsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsbury
      • Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
    • North Bennington
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bennington
      • North Bennington is located in Bennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
    • Paper Mill Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paper Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
      • Paper Mill Village is located in Bennington County
    • Old Bennington
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bennington
      • Old Bennington is located in Bennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
    • Bennington
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
      • Bennington is located in Bennington County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford Hollow
      • Woodford Hollow is located in Bennington County
    • Glastenbury
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glastenbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glastenbury
      • Glastenbury is located in Bennington County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
      • Woodford is located in Bennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • White Creek
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Creek
        • White Creek is located in Washington County (NY)
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Creek <5>
      • Walloomsac
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walloomsac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walloomsac
        • Walloomsac is located in Rensselaer County (NY)
      • Kansas
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
        • Kansas is located in Bennington County
      • Arlington
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
        • Arlington is located in Bennington County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <5>
      • 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)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunderland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderland
        • Sunderland is located in Bennington County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 947 people
      • Arlington
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
        • Arlington is located in Bennington County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,204 people
      • Petersburg Junction
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Junction
        • Petersburg Junction is located in Rensselaer County (NY)
      • Pownal Center
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal Center
        • Pownal Center is located in Bennington County
      • Pownal
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pownal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal
        • Pownal is located in Bennington County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,386 people
      • Searsburg
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Searsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsburg
        • Searsburg is located in Bennington County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
      • Somerset
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerset have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
        • Somerset is located in Windham County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
      • Anaquassacook
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaquassacook
        • Anaquassacook is located in Washington County (NY)
      • Cambridge
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
        • Cambridge is located in Washington County (NY)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,796 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <5>
      • 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.

    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.<6>

    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)
    • 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)
    • Williams Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Williams Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Bennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2575911 <2>
    • Niles Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Niles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Niles Cemetery is located in Bennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Niles Cemetery
    • Elias Wheeler Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Elias Wheeler Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Elias Wheeler Cemetery is located in Bennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elias Wheeler Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2575847 <2>
    • Grandview Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • St. John the Baptist Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rice Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rice Cemetery is located in Bennington County
      • The Rice Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Alfred Winslow Farm Cemetery
      • Rice - A. Winslow Farm Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rice Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2452477 <2>
    • Hinsdillville Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Spencer Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Spencer Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Spencer Cemetery is located in Bennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spencer Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2500246 <2>
    • 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
        • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Old First Church Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641555 <2>
      • Catholic Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Bennington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Woodford Hollow Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Woodford Hollow Cemetery is located in Bennington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodford Hollow Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2417234 <2>
      • Maple Hill Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Little Rhode Island Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Rhode Island Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Little Rhode Island Cemetery is located in Bennington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Rhode Island Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2303354 <2>

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

    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 GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1920249  (Elwell Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1920249 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Bennington
      • County: Bennington         Elev: 359
      • Location given for GNIS #1920249 (Elwell Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2398365

    The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/

    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>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>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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Elwell Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9476, Longitude: -73.1732       In this case, the coordinates for the Elwell Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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