A visit to the Blue Ridge 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 Blue Ridge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blue Ridge Cemetery:
34.1576, -86.4997
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blue Ridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blue Ridge Cemetery is located in Blount County<2>.
The county seat for Blount County is located in Oneonta. Oneonta lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south of the Blue Ridge Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Blue Ridge Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Blue Ridge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blue Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Alldredge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Alldredge Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alldredge Cemetery
- Brooksville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Brooksville Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville Cemetery
- The Brooksville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brooksville Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #590261 <5>
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs Cemetery
- Gibbs Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Gibbs Chapel Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Chapel Cemetery
- Gunter / Dickson Pioneer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Gunter / Dickson Pioneer Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter / Dickson Pioneer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gunter / Dickson Pioneer Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Brooksville.
- The Gunter / Dickson Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dickson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22504 <5>
- Sheppard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Sheppard Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard Cemetery
- New Lebanon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The New Lebanon Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Summit Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Summit Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Cemetery
- Roswell Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Gunter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Gunter Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Nesmith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Nesmith Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesmith Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Graves Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
- Ebell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ebell Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebell Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Harmony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Hood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hood Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the north of Oneonta.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23519 <5>
- Lamb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lamb Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lamb Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Clarence
- Holland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell MB Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Warrior Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Blue Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blue Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brooksville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Birdie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Birdie is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Liberty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Bright Star
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Summit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Craig
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Royal
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Royal is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Huldah ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Huldah is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huldah
- McLarty
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Clarence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Susan Moore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Susan Moore is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan Moore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Snead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Pond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blountsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fridays Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fridays Crossing is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridays Crossing
- Highmound
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Mountain Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Grove is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Wynnville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Bowen ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bowen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Askea Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
- Baileyton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Baileytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Joppa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bird ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bird is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Douglas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Douglas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Hyatt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
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 Blue Ridge Cemetery. The following communities are located in Blount County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blue Ridge 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 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 Blue Ridge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Blount 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 Blue Ridge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #114563 (Blue Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #114563 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: Blount
- Est. Elev: 317 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brooksville
- Location given for Blue Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.1575961 Lon: -86.4997107
- 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 Blount, 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 from Point A (ie- Blue Ridge 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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