A visit to the Blackmon 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 Blackmon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blackmon Cemetery:
33.1837, -86.6475
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blackmon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blackmon Cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Columbiana. Columbiana lies just to the east of the Blackmon Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Blackmon Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Blackmon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blackmon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Verchot Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Verchot Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verchot Cemetery
- Pine Lawn Gardens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Columbiana Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Columbiana Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbiana Cemetery
- Rocky Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Rocky Ridge Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge Cemetery
- Old Lynch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Old Lynch Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lynch Cemetery
- Nearest Grave Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shelby Springs Confederate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Dover Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Beaver Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Beaver Creek Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek Cemetery
- Foster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mose Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mose Davis Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mose Davis Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Leach Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Leach Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leach Cemetery
- Old Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Old Good Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Roach Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Roach Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roach Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Nabors Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Nabors Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nabors Cemetery
- Dargin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Dargin Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dargin Cemetery
- Jones Bailey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Jones Bailey Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Bailey Cemetery
- Armstrong Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Brasher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Brasher Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasher Cemetery
- Gardens of Rest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Gardens of Rest is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardens of Rest
- Old Shelby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Shelby Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shelby Cemetery
- Crumpton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Crumpton Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumpton Cemetery
- Hubbard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard 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 Blackmon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blackmon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Columbiana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shelby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Calera
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saginaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Saginaw is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Merrell Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Merrell Beach is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrell Beach
- Pine Grove Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
- Wilsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chelsea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pelham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Siluria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Siluria is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siluria
- Talladega Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Talladega Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Alabaster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Maylene
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Montevallo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Aucheucaula ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Aucheucaula is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheucaula
- Indian Springs Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Springs Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
- Westover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Westover is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,769 people
- Brantleyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Brantleyville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantleyville
- Fayetteville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fayetteville is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Tacoa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tacoa is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoa
- Falliston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Falliston is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falliston
- Helena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowbrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Meadowbrook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Wilton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wilton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Former names for Wilton:
- Birmingham Junction
- Bismarck
- Catoosa
- Woods
- Woodsborough
- Inverness
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Inverness is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Jumbo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jumbo is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Tulse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tulse is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulse
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 Blackmon Cemetery. The following communities are located in Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blackmon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Calera
- Columbiana
- Montevallo
- Pelham
- Shelby
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Blackmon Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Shelby 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 Blackmon Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #114445 (Blackmon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #114445 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: Shelby
- Est. Elev: 167 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bounds Lake
- Location given for Blackmon Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.1837272 Lon: -86.6474842
- 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 Alabama's counties, including Shelby, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blackmon 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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