A visit to the Blanton 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 Blanton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blanton Cemetery:
32.9297, -85.5582
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blanton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blanton Cemetery is located in Chambers County<2>.
The county seat for Chambers County is located in LaFayette. LaFayette lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Blanton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Blanton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Blanton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blanton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Harmony Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Old Harmony Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Harmony Cemetery
- Dudleyville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Dudleyville Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Buttston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Buttston Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttston Cemetery
- Dean - Shirley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Punkin Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Germany Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Langley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Langley Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley Cemetery
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- Midway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- The Midway Cemetery has also been known as:
- Midway UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24417 <5>
- St. John UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sandy Ridge Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge Cemetery
- Old Rock Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Sims Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
- Bibby Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Bibby Family Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibby Family Cemetery
- Gillam Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Gillam Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillam Cemetery
- Fargason Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Fargason Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargason Cemetery
- McCord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The McCord Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord Cemetery
- New Canaan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The New Canaan Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canaan Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Finley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hill - Thompson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chappell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Chappell Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappell Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Blanton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blanton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dudleyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dudleyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
- Blackman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blackman is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman
- Frog Eye
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Frog Eye is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Eye
- Penton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Penton is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Matilda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
- Chapel Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Slaughters ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Slaughters is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- LaFayette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Daviston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Milltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Milltown is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Camp Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Truett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Truett is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Boyds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boyds is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds
- Abanda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Abanda is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanda
- Clackville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clackville is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
- Red Level
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Red Level is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Dadeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Waverly is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Five Points
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Wadley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Emuckfaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
- Jacksons' Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Motley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Motley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- New Site
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Agricola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Agricola is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
- Almond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Almond is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Stroud
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stroud is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud
- Doublehead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Doublehead is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
- Peavy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Peavy is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
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 Blanton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chambers County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blanton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Camp Hill
- Dadeville
- LaFayette
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Blanton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Chambers 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 Blanton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2628216 (Blanton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2628216 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: Chambers
- Est. Elev: 239 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dudleyville
- Location given for Blanton Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.929652 Lon: -85.558197
- 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 Chambers, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Blanton 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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