A visit to the Blish 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 Blish Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blish Cemetery:
34.5345, -93.5194
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blish Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blish Cemetery is located in Montgomery County<2>.
The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Mount Ida. Mount Ida lies just to the west of the Blish Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Blish Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Blish Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blish Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Alley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Alley Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The James Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Joplin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Joplin Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin Cemetery
- Sweethome Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sweethome Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweethome Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Big Fir Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Big Fir Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Fir Cemetery
- Little Fir Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Little Fir Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Fir Cemetery
- Whittington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Whittington Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittington Cemetery
- Whittington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Whittington Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittington Cemetery
- Whittington - Hiram Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stanley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Murphy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Music Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Music Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Music Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Mt. Ida Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Ida Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Ida Cemetery
- The Mt. Ida Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Ida First Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55175 <5>
- Howton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Howton Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howton Cemetery
- Little Fir Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Little Fir Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Fir Cemetery
- Piney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Piney Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Cemetery
- Old Salyer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Old Salyer Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salyer Cemetery
- Bates Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bates Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Blish Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blish Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Joplin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Joplin is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Alamo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Fir ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir
- Mount Ida
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ophir
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Mazarn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mazarn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazarn
- Washita
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Washita is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
- Norman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Caddo Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Meyers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Meyers is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers
- Story
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Manfred
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Manfred is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manfred
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hickory Station ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hickory Station is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Station
- Black Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Black Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Bonnerdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Avant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Avant is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avant
- Fannie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fannie is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannie
- Sims
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sims is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Pencil Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pearcy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whitetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whitetown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Royal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Oden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Salem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Salem is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
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 Blish Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montgomery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blish Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Caddo Gap
- Glenwood
- Mount Ida
- Oden
- Oden lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Blish Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oden
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Blish Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Montgomery 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 Blish Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #70722 (Blish Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #70722 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: Montgomery
- Est. Elev: 187 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Reed Mountain
- Location given for Blish Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5345382 Lon: -93.5193571
- 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 Montgomery, 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 from Point A (ie- Blish 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. |