A visit to the Bleckley 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 Bleckley Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Bleckley Cemetery (FG ID #2201643).
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 Bleckley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bleckley Cemetery:
34.8505, -83.3615
Note: While we are using the above GPS location for the Bleckley Cemetery, it has not been verified and we are uncertain about its accuracy - use with caution.
The Bleckley Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southeast of Clayton.
The cemetery is located in Rabun County<3>.
The county seat for Rabun County is located in Clayton. Clayton lies just to the northwest of the Bleckley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bleckley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Bleckley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bleckley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Chechero Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dotson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Dotson Cemetery is located in Rabun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson Cemetery
- Clayton Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- John & Ethel Watts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Godfrey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Godfrey Cemetery is located in Rabun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Rabun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Pickett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pickett Cemetery is located in Rabun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett Cemetery
- Roane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Roane Cemetery is located in Rabun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roane Cemetery
- Antioch UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McCurry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The McCurry Cemetery is located in Rabun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCurry Cemetery
- Joy Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Camp Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Speed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Speed Cemetery is located in Rabun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed Cemetery
- Mountain Grove Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Germany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Germany Cemetery is located in Rabun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germany Cemetery
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Crukleton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Crukleton Cemetery is located in Rabun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crukleton Cemetery
- Jameson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Jameson Cemetery is located in Rabun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson Cemetery
- Eden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Eden Cemetery is located in Rabun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery
- Laurel Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Laurel Springs Cemetery is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Springs Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Bleckley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bleckley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Clayton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wiley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Antioch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tiger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lakemont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Germany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Longcreek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tallulah Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Battle Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dillard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tugaloo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Sky Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Orlando
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Orlando is located in Macon County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Turnerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mountain Rest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Scaly Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lickskillet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tate City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tate City is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate City
- Otto
(14 miles [22.5 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 Bleckley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rabun County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bleckley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clayton
- Highlands
- Walhalla
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 Bleckley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Rabun 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 Bleckley Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2201643
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bleckley Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Rabun, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |