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A visit to the Blue Mountain Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Blue Mtn. Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Blue Mtn. Cemetery (FG ID #7859).

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 Mtn. Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blue Mtn. Cemetery:

35.7068, -118.8325

The Blue Mtn. Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Woody.

The cemetery is located in Kern County<2>.

Adjacent to the Blue Mtn. Cemetery and just to the southeast is the Weringer Cemetery.

The county seat for Kern County is located in Bakersfield. Bakersfield lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Blue Mtn. Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Blue Mtn. Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 26 miles [41.8 km] of the Blue Mtn. Cemetery.<4>

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

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Blue Mtn. Cemetery.

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

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 Mtn. Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kern County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Blue Mtn. Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Kern 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 Mtn. Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #7859

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #239502  (Blue Mountain Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #239502 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: Kern
      • Est. Elev: 523 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Woody
      • Location given for Blue Mountain Cemetery:
      • Lat: 35.7066199     Lon: -118.8320367
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Kern, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blue Mtn. 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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Wofford Heights and Kernville. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
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