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. 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 Blessing Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blessing Cemetery:
34.2576, -86.1103
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blessing Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The New Macedonia Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Macedonia Cemetery
- Myrtletree Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Myrtletree Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtletree Cemetery
- Union First Congregational Methodist (FCM) Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Union First Congregational Methodist (FCM) Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union First Congregational Methodist (FCM) Cemetery
- 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 northeast 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)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Marvin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Marvin Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Freedom Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Freedom Baptist Church Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Baptist Church Cemetery
- 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)
- The Forester Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Old Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Fairview Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Fairview Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast 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)
- The Memorial Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Hill Cemetery
- Bethsaida Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bethsaida Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethsaida Baptist Church Cemetery
- 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 east 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)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Eason Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Eason Johnson Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eason Johnson Cemetery
- New Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Boaz City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Boaz City Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz City Cemetery
- 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)
- The Upton Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- New Canaan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The New Canaan Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canaan 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 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)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Boaz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hustleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hustleville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustleville
- Sardis City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sardis City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Rodentown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Rogers
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Albertville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Whitesboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Whitesboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
- Crossville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mountainboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Peters ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Whiton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Carlisle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Haworth ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Haworth is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Rabbit Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Whitesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whitesville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Greer ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Yancy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yancy is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy
- Cotnam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Geraldine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aurora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Duck Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Dawson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Rayburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rayburn is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
- Gregory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gregory is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
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.
- Albertville
- Boaz
- Boaz lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Blessing Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Boaz.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Crossville
- Geraldine
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 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 Blessing Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Marshall 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 Blessing Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #147464 (Blessing Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #147464 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: Marshall
- Est. Elev: 316 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Painter
- Location given for Blessing Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.2575936 Lon: -86.1102533
- 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 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blessing 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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