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A visit to the Blessing Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Blessing Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blessing Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blessing Cemetery

Lat:   34.2576°   (34° 15' 27")

Lon:   -86.1103°   (-86° 6' 37")

The Blessing Cemetery is located in Marshall County<2>.

The county seat for Marshall County is located in Guntersville. Guntersville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Blessing Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Blessing Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blessing Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • New Macedonia Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Macedonia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Macedonia Cemetery is located in Marshall County
  • Myrtletree Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myrtletree Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Myrtletree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Myrtletree Cemetery is located in Marshall County
  • Union First Congregational Methodist (FCM) Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union First Congregational Methodist (FCM) Cemetery
    • The Union First Congregational Methodist (FCM) Cemetery is located in Marshall County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Union First Congregational Methodist (FCM) Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Boaz.
    • The Union First Congregational Methodist (FCM) Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Union Cemetery
    • Union Church Cemetery
    • Union First Methodist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26801 <5>
  • Clark Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clark Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
  • Beulah Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beulah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beulah Cemetery is located in Marshall County
  • Marvin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marvin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marvin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Marvin Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
  • Concord Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Concord Cemetery is located in Marshall County
  • Corinth Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corinth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corinth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Corinth Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
  • Freedom Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freedom Baptist Church Cemetery
    • The Freedom Baptist Church Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
    • The Freedom Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Corinth Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
  • Forester Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forester Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Forester Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Marshall County
  • Old Fairview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Fairview Cemetery
    • The Old Fairview Cemetery is located in Marshall County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Fairview Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Albertville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22742 <5>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Memorial Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Memorial Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
    • Bethsaida Baptist Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethsaida Baptist Church Cemetery
      • The Bethsaida Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Marshall County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethsaida Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Boaz.
      • The Bethsaida Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bethsaida Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21588 <5>
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Liberty Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
    • Eason Johnson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eason Johnson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eason Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eason Johnson Cemetery is located in Marshall County
    • New Mt. Vernon Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Mt. Vernon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Marshall County
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Boaz City Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boaz City Cemetery
      • The Boaz City Cemetery is located in Marshall County
      • The Boaz City Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25123 <5>
    • Upton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Upton Cemetery is located in Etowah County
    • Sardis Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sardis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sardis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sardis Cemetery is located in Etowah County
    • New Canaan Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Canaan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Canaan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Canaan Cemetery is located in DeKalb County

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 Blessing Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blessing Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Rains ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
    • Rains is located in DeKalb County
  • Mount Zion ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Zion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
    • Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
  • Boaz
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
    • Boaz is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,706 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boaz <7>
  • Hustleville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustleville
    • Hustleville is located in Marshall County
  • Sardis City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardis City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
    • Sardis City is located in Etowah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
  • Rodentown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
    • Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
  • Rogers
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rogers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
    • Rogers is located in DeKalb County
  • Albertville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Whitesboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
    • Whitesboro is located in Etowah County
  • Crossville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mountainboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountainboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
    • Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
  • Marcus ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marcus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
    • Marcus is located in DeKalb County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Peters ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peters have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
      • Peters is located in Marshall County
    • Whiton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
      • Whiton is located in DeKalb County
    • Minorville ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minorville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
      • Minorville is located in Marshall County
    • Carlisle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carlisle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
      • Carlisle is located in Etowah County
    • Haworth ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
      • Haworth is located in Etowah County
    • Rabbit Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rabbit Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
      • Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
    • Bartlett ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartlett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
      • Bartlett is located in Marshall County
    • Whitesville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
      • Whitesville is located in Marshall County
    • Greer ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
      • Greer is located in Etowah County
    • Yancy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yancy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy
      • Yancy is located in Etowah County
    • Cotnam
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cotnam. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
      • Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
    • Geraldine
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Aurora
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
      • Aurora is located in Etowah County
    • Duck Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Duck Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
      • Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
    • Dawson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
      • Dawson is located in DeKalb County
    • Rayburn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rayburn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
      • Rayburn is located in Marshall County
    • Gregory
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gregory. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
      • Gregory is located in Marshall County

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 Blessing Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marshall County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blessing Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Blessing Cemetery:

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 Blessing Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #147464  (Blessing Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #147464 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Painter
    • County: Marshall         Elev: 316
    • Location given for GNIS #147464 (Blessing Cemetery)

The official website for Marshall County: www.marshallco.org/www/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

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 Marshall, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Blessing Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2576, Longitude: -86.1103       In this case, the coordinates for the Blessing Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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