A visit to the Blankenship 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 Blankenship Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blankenship Cemetery:
33.7570, -91.9976
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blankenship Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Cleveland County<2>.
The county seat for Cleveland County is located in Rison. Rison lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the northwest of the Blankenship Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Blankenship Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Blankenship Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blankenship Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Searcy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Searcy Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Cemetery
- Prosperity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Prosperity Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity Cemetery
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Seay Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Seay Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seay Cemetery
- Cornerville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Cornerville Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville Cemetery
- The Cornerville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cornerville MB Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53541 <5>
- Carter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Wheeler Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Beard Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
- Andrews Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Torian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Torian Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torian Cemetery
- Newton Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Moseley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Moseley Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseley Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Turner Hills Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wilmar Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Pine-Myrtle Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Pine-Myrtle Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine-Myrtle Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine-Myrtle Cemetery is located in Warren.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2312733 <5>
- Oakland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Old Saline Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Saline Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Saline Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Blankenship Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blankenship Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rye
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rye is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Annover ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Annover is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annover
- Pansy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pansy is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Cornerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cornerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Barkada
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barkada is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkada
- Orlando
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Orlando is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Wilmar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmar is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Warren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Palmyra
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Palmyra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- New Edinburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- New Edinburg is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Edinburg
- Monticello
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Toledo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Toledo is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Star City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tyro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Tyro is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Rison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saline
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saline is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Sumpter
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sumpter is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Kingsland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kingsland is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Banks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Banks is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Farmville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Farmville is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Crigler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Crigler is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crigler
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 Blankenship Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cleveland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blankenship Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Kingsland
- Monticello
- Rison
- Star City
- Toledo
- Warren
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Blankenship Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Cleveland 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 Blankenship Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #46711 (Blankenship Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #46711 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: Cleveland
- Est. Elev: 64 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cornerville
- Location given for Blankenship Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.7570496 Lon: -91.9976383
- 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 Arkansas' counties, including Cleveland, 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' (or 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- Blankenship 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |