A visit to the Bennett 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 Bennett Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bennett Cemetery:
39.4573, -80.4823
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bennett Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bennett Cemetery is located in Harrison County<2>.
The county seat for Harrison County is located in Clarksburg. Clarksburg lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Bennett Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bennett Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Bennett Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bennett Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Hildreth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hildreth Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildreth Cemetery
- Wetzel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wetzel Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetzel Cemetery
- Cunningham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
- The Cunningham Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cunningham - Hawker Cemetery
- Hawker Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78127 <5>
- Pricetown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stout Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stout Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout Cemetery
- Dye Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dye Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye Cemetery
- Shaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- Scritchfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Scritchfield Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scritchfield Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Wallace Lions Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Marsh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Marsh Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Cemetery
- Swiger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Swiger Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiger Cemetery
- Lyon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lyon Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Oakdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- Elizabeth Mason Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shaw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- Cunningham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bennett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bennett Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Alliance
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Alliance is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Smithfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jimtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jimtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Big Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Big Run is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Logansport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Logansport is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansport
- Wyatt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wyatt is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Rymer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rymer is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymer
- Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallen Timber
- Bane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bane is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane
- Rosebud
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rosebud is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Sardis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Mannington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lumberport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lumberport is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Haywood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Haywood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Katy Lick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Katy Lick is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy Lick
- Shinnston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Metz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Metz is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Roberts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Kodol
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kodol is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodol
- Bristol
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Reynoldsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Reynoldsville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- O'Neill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- O'Neill is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neill
- Spelter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spelter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelter
- Meadowbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Enterprise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Enterprise is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Worthington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ross
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ross is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
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 Bennett Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Harrison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bennett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Mannington
- Shinnston
- Worthington
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 Bennett Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Harrison 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 Bennett Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1535631 (Bennett Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1535631 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: Harrison
- Est. Elev: 366 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wallace
- Location given for Bennett Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4573077 Lon: -80.4823136
- 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 West Virginia's counties, including Harrison, 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- Bennett 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |