A visit to the Blackiston 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 Blackiston Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blackiston Cemetery:
39.2623, -75.7374
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blackiston Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blackiston Cemetery is located in Kent County<2>.
The county seat for Kent County is located in Dover. Dover lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Blackiston Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Blackiston Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Blackiston Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blackiston Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Delaney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Delaney Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney Cemetery
- Blanco Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Blanco Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco Cemetery
- Bryn Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bryn Zion Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryn Zion Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- St. Clements Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Clements Cemetery is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clements Cemetery
- Holdens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Holdens Cemetery is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holdens Cemetery
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
- Massey Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Massey Chapel Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Chapel Cemetery
- Sudlersville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Sudlersville Cemetery is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudlersville Cemetery
- St. Peter's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Peter's Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Peter's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Smyrna.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1321538 <5>
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Olivet Hill Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- St. Dennis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Dennis Cemetery is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Dennis Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Townsend Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Townsend Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend Cemetery
- St. Dennis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Dennis Cemetery is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Dennis Cemetery
- Olivet Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Olivet Cemetery is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet Cemetery
- Crumpton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Crumpton Cemetery is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumpton Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Busic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Busic Cemetery is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Busic Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Barclay (MD).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80818 <5>
- Templeville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Templeville Cemetery is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeville Cemetery
- Bethesda Methodist Protestant Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Asbury Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury 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 Blackiston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blackiston Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Blackiston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Blackiston is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston
- Kenton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clayton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Massey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Millington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hartly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Spruance City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Spruance City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruance City
- Vandyke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Vandyke is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
- Dinahs Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dinahs Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinahs Corner
- Lakeshore Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore Village
- Sunnyside Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
- Smyrna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Forest is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Sudlersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Templeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Templeville is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Sassafras
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sassafras is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Cheswold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Burtonwood Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Burtonwood Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonwood Village
- Blackbird
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blackbird is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
- Lambson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lambson is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
- Carlisle Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carlisle Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Village
- Townsend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gregg Neck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gregg Neck is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
- Dogwood Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Galena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Blackiston Cemetery. The following communities are located in Kent County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blackiston 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 Blackiston Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Delaware:
- Pages specific to Kent 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 Blackiston Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2378526 (Blackiston Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2378526 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: Kent
- Est. Elev: 19 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clayton
- Location given for Blackiston Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2623 Lon: -75.7374
- 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 Delaware's counties, including Kent, 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- Blackiston 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. |