A visit to the Blackman 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 Blackman Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blackman Cemetery:
30.7827, -85.8066
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blackman Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blackman Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Chipley. Chipley lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east of the Blackman Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Blackman Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Blackman Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blackman Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dyson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Dyson Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dyson Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Caryville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71919 <5>
- Westville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Westville Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville Cemetery
- Forehand Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Forehand Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forehand Cemetery
- Harris Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Still Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Still Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Cemetery
- Ponce de Leon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Curry Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Curry Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Merrill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Merrill Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Cemetery
- Clarkston Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Clarkston Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkston Cemetery
- East Pittman Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The East Pittman Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittman Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the East Pittman Baptist Church Cemetery is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Bonifay.
- The East Pittman Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Pittman Cemetery
- Pittman Cemetery
- Pittman Creek Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2290024 <5>
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hardy Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Hardy Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Cemetery
- Weeks Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Weeks Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeks Cemetery
- Double Springs Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Whitewater Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Whitewater Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Dunn - Raley Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Dunn - Raley Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn - Raley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dunn - Raley Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of Vernon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71911 <5>
- Redbay Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Redbay Cemetery is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbay Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Limestone Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- The Limestone Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cemetery
- East Mt. Zion Methodist Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 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 Blackman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blackman Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Caryville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Westville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Five Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Cerrogordo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cerrogordo is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
- Bonifay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ponce de Leon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Izagora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Izagora is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izagora
- Coosada Old Town ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coosada Old Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosada Old Town
- Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brock Crossroad
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brock Crossroad is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Crossroad
- Knox Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Knox Hill is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Hill
- Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Argyle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Millers Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Millers Ferry is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
- Chipley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Wausau
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Esto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Esto is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Black
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Black is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Noma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eunola ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Eunola is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunola
- Geneva
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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 Blackman Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blackman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chipley
- De Funiak Springs
- Geneva
- Graceville
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 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 Blackman Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Florida:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Blackman Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #278955 (Blackman Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #278955 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 18 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Caryville
- Location given for Blackman Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.7826882 Lon: -85.8065995
- 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 Florida's counties, including Washington, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blackman 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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