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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Benton City (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Benton City. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Benton City is located in Benton County.

To see how the shape of Washington's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Benton County: Morrow (OR), Umatilla (OR), Franklin, Grant, Klickitat, Walla Walla & Yakima.

Below are the counties that are near Benton City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Benton City:

  • Benton County     (The home county of Benton City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Benton City, with the one closest to Benton City listed first.
    • West Richland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Richland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Prosser
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Kennewick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Highland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
      • Highland is located in Benton County
    • Finley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
      • Finley is located in Benton County
    • Paterson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Plymouth
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
      • Plymouth is located in Benton County
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Benton City, with the one closest to Benton City listed first.
    • West Pasco
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pasco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pasco
      • West Pasco is located in Franklin County
    • Pasco
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
      • Pasco is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,095 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pasco <1>
    • Ainsworth Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ainsworth Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainsworth Junction
      • Ainsworth Junction is located in Franklin County
    • Eltopia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Basin City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Walla Walla County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Benton City, with the one closest to Benton City listed first.
    • Burbank
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Wallula
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallula have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
      • Wallula is located in Walla Walla County
  • Yakima County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Benton City, with the one closest to Benton City listed first.
    • Byron
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
      • Byron is located in Yakima County
    • Grandview
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Mabton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Sunnyside
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Outlook
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlook
      • Outlook is located in Yakima County
  • Morrow County (OR)
    • Irrigon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irrigon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irrigon
      • Irrigon is located in Morrow County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,799 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irrigon <1>
  • Umatilla County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Benton City, with the one closest to Benton City listed first.
    • Umatilla
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umatilla
      • Umatilla is located in Umatilla County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,360 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Umatilla <1>
    • Power City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Power City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power City
      • Power City is located in Umatilla County (OR)
    • Hermiston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermiston
      • Hermiston is located in Umatilla County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,791 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermiston <1>
    • Cold Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
      • Cold Springs is located in Umatilla County (OR)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Benton City, see our County-by-County Page for Benton City.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Benton City ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Benton City.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Benton City. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Benton City and those printed in the larger area surrounding Benton City.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Benton City.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Benton City:

Cemeteries Near Benton City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Benton City.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Benton City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Benton City, with the one closest to Benton City listed first.

  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • Sunset Memorial Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Gardens
  • Resthaven Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Resthaven Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rest Haven Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resthaven Cemetery
  • Prosser Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Desert Lawn Memorial Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Riverview Heights Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Heights Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Heights Cemetery
  • Columbia Memorial Gardens
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Columbia Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Columbia Memorial Gardens
  • City View Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the City View Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Pasco.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the City View Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76739 <4>
  • Grandview Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grandview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandview Cemetery
  • Mabton Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mabton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mabton Cemetery
  • Irrigon Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Irrigon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Irrigon Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2252861 <4>
  • Desert Lawn Memorial Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Sunset Hills Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Hills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Hills Cemetery
    • Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
    • Umatilla Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Umatilla Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Umatilla Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Benton City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Benton City.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Benton City, with the one closest to Benton City listed first.

  • Pasco
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
    • Pasco is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,095 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pasco <1>
  • Glade
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
    • Glade is located in Franklin County
  • Byron
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
    • Byron is located in Yakima County
  • Mabton
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Umatilla
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umatilla
    • Umatilla is located in Umatilla County (OR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,360 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Umatilla <1>
  • Eltopia
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Benton City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Benton City.

The official website for Benton City: www.ci.benton-city.wa.us/

The official website for Benton County: www.co.benton.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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- Benton City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Benton City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.2670, Longitude: -119.4875    
<4>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.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Benton City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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