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A visit to the McDonald Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 McDonald Cemetery ...

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

43.2331, -73.0232

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McDonald Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The McDonald Cemetery is located in Bennington County<2>.

The county seat for Bennington County is located in Manchester. Manchester lies just to the south southwest of the McDonald Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the McDonald Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the McDonald Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McDonald Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Morse Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • East Dorset Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • 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 <5>
  • St. Jeromes Catholic Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Curtis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Curtis Cemetery is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Cemetery
    • The Curtis Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Maple Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2312679 <5>
  • Old Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Old Catholic Cemetery is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Catholic Cemetery
  • South Dorset Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The South Dorset Cemetery is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dorset Cemetery
  • Roberts Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • 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 <5>
  • Gifford Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Bowen Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • North Dorset Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The North Dorset Cemetery is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dorset Cemetery
    • The North Dorset Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Whitney Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1366299 <5>
  • Factory Point Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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    • Oreb Taylor Family Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Hazelton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hazelton Cemetery is located in Bennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton Cemetery
    • Tabor Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Tabor Cemetery is located in Rutland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor Cemetery
    • Blackner - Hazelton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Beartown Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dellwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Peru Village Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Peru Village Cemetery is located in Bennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Village Cemetery
      • The Peru Village Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Village Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1163767 <5>
    • North Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)

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]<3> of the McDonald Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McDonald Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Barnumville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Barnumville is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnumville
  • Dorset
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Dorset is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,937 people
  • Manchester Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Manchester Center is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Center
  • Manchester Depot
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Manchester Depot is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Depot
  • Bromley Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Bromley Village is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley Village
  • Dorset
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Manchester
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Manchester is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,214 people
  • Manchester
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Winhall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Winhall is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winhall
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
  • Peru
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Peru is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
  • Landgrove Town Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Landgrove Town Center is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landgrove Town Center
  • Danby
    (8 miles [12.9 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
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Danby Four Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Danby Four Corners is located in Rutland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby Four Corners
    • Landgrove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Landgrove is located in Bennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landgrove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Rupert
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Rupert is located in Bennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
    • Sandgate
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Sandgate is located in Bennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgate
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
    • Mount Tabor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Mount Tabor is located in Rutland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
    • Rupert
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Sunderland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Sunderland is located in Bennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 947 people
    • Stratton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Stratton is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
    • Pawlet
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • West Rupert
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • West Rupert is located in Bennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rupert
    • Arlington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Weston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Weston is located in Windsor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
    • South Wallingford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • South Wallingford is located in Rutland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wallingford
    • Pawlet
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Pawlet is located in Rutland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawlet
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,359 people

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 McDonald Cemetery. The following communities are located in Bennington County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McDonald Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 McDonald 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 McDonald Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1920331  (McDonald Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1920331 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: 440 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Manchester
      • Location given for McDonald Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.2331309     Lon: -73.0231592
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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>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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McDonald 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>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.
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