Benton, Yates County, New York Genealogy

Cemeteries
List and address source

Alcott
East of Lovejoy Road, north of Rasmussen Road Sometimes called Alcott-Havens

Benton Rural
South of Havens Corners Road between the intersections of North Flat Street and Flat Street.

Briggs
West side of Briggs Road, north of NYS Route 364, near west town line. Some of burials are from Town of Potter.

Chase Family
North of Rasmussen Road, west of NYS Route 14A, south of Buckle Road.

Cole Family
East of NYS Route 14A, north of Havens Corners Road.

Haight
south of Havens Corners Road, between Lovejoy Road and NYS Route 14A

Havens Family
Southeast of the intersection of Havens Corners Road and Lovejoy Road.

Hoxter
North side of Fergusons Corners Road, west of Payne Road. Dubbed "lost" cemetery on 1876 atlas map of Benton.

Kashong
West of NYS Route 14, north of Earls Hill Road, near Ontario County Line. Burial site of Cayuga chief Tesmoines, whose daughters married Montreal traders Dominic DeBartzsch and Joseph Poudre.

Ketchum
Southwest of intersection of Simonsen Road (Old Road) and a railroad, near Flat Street.

Kniffin
East of North Flat Street, between Loree Road and Havens Corners Road.

Merrifield
West of Flat Street, closer to Lown Road, than to Clark Road.

Old Bellona
East of Pre-Emption Road, north of Rice Road. Used by early settlers before the new Bellona Cemetery which was established after 1870.

Spencer
Southwest of intersection of Havens Corners Road and Pre-Emption Road.

Townsend
Southwest of intersection of Pre-Emption Road and NYS Route 54, north of Stiles Road. Some removals to Lakeview Cemetery in Penn Yann.

West Woods
South side of Baldwin Road, between Briggs Road and Carroll Road

Church Records

 * "Early Church Records, First Baptist Church at Benton Center, Yates County," Early Settlers of New York State, Vol. I, courtesy: Ancestry ($).

Town Clerk
Benton Town Clerk 1000 Route 14A Penn Yan, New York 14527 Phone: 315-536-7236 Email: [mailto:clerk@townofbenton.us clerk@townofbenton.us]

The following records are available through the town clerk's office:


 * 1866-1972 Assessment Rolls
 * 1806-1989 Minute Books (Minute Book 1, 1806-1830, is indexed)
 * 1847 Births and Marriages; births, deaths and marriages 1848-1849; deaths 1864
 * 1867-1918 Delayed birth registrations
 * 1883-1994 Births
 * 1883-1994 Marriages
 * 1883-1993 Deaths
 * 1844-1894 Highway Surveys of roads; road records 1871-1914; highway districts 1834
 * 1849-1964 Chattel Mortgages; 1924-1964 Conditional Sales indexes
 * 1892-1989 Various years of Justice Dockets
 * 1807-1950 School District Records
 * 1917-1950; 1952-1989 Oath of Office book
 * 1883-1965 Board of Health minutes
 * 1862-1892 Supervisor's book

Town Historian
Benton Town Historian 1000 Route 14A Penn Yan, New York 14527 315-536-7236

Vital Records
Birth Records


 * 1847 Return of Town Clerk Births in the Town of Benton and County of Yates during the year ending 31st December 1847. Courtesy New Horizons Genealogy.
 * 1848 Return of Town Clerk Birthsin the Town of Benton and County of Yates during the year ending 31st December 1848. Courtesy New Horizons Genealogy.
 * 1849 Births in the Town of Benton and County of Yates during the year 1849. Index Courtesy New Horizons Genealogy.
 * 1883-1901 Town of Benton Births, Deaths and Marriages Index. Courtesy Yates County, New York GenWeb

Marriage Records


 * 1847 Marriages in the Town of Benton during the year ending 31st December 1847. Courtesy New Horizons Genealogy.
 * 1848 Marriages in the Town of Benton and County of Yates during the year ending 31st December 1848. Courtesy New Horizons Genealogy.
 * 1849 Marriages in the Town of Benton and County of Yates during the year 1849. Courtesy New Horizons Genealogy.
 * 1883-1901 Town of Benton Births, Deaths and Marriages Index. Courtesy Yates County, New York GenWeb

Deaths


 * 1848 Deaths in the Town of Benton and County of Yates during the year ending 31st December 1848. Courtesy New Horizons Genealogy.
 * 1849 Deaths in the Town of Benton and County of Yates during the year 1849. Courtesy New Horizons Genealogy.
 * 1864 Report of Deaths in the Town of Benton during the year ending December 31st, 1864. Courtesy Yates County, New York GenWeb
 * 1883-1901 Town of Benton Births, Deaths and Marriages Index. Courtesy Yates County, New York GenWeb