A visit to the Blackman Cemetery ...
The location of the Blackman Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blackman Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blackman Cemetery
Lat: 37.5431° (37° 32' 35")
Lon: -88.4275° (-88° 25' 38")
The Blackman Cemetery is located in Pope County<2>.
The county seat for Pope County is located in Golconda. Golconda lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Blackman Cemetery .
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Illinois:
- Pages specific to Pope County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Blackman Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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.
- Herod
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herod have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herod
- Herod is located in Pope County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herod <4>
- Leisure City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure City
- Leisure City is located in Pope County
- Hartsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Hartsville is located in Pope County
- Karbers Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Karbers Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karbers Ridge
- Karbers Ridge is located in Hardin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Karbers Ridge <4>
- Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
- Oak is located in Pope County
- Shetlerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shetlerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shetlerville
- Shetlerville is located in Hardin County
- Eddyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eddyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
- Eddyville is located in Pope County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eddyville <4>
- Rosiclare
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosiclare have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosiclare
- Rosiclare is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,008 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosiclare <4>
- Elizabethtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Elizabethtown is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <4>
- Mitchellsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
- Mitchellsville is located in Saline County
- Carrsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Carrsville is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Mineral City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Mineral City is located in Hardin County
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rock Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Rock Creek is located in Hardin County
- Golconda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golconda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golconda
- Golconda is located in Pope County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golconda <4>
- Tolu
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolu
- Tolu is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Rock is located in Pope County
- Ledford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford
- Ledford is located in Saline County
- McCormick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCormick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick
- McCormick is located in Pope County
- Glendale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glendale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Glendale is located in Pope County
- Gaskins City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaskins City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins City
- Gaskins City is located in Saline County
- Harrisburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty is located in Saline County
- Equality
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cottage Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Cottage Grove is located in Saline County
- Carrier Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Mills
- Carrier Mills is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
- Former names for Carrier Mills:
- Carriers Mills
- Morrilsville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier Mills <4>
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 Pope County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blackman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carrsville
- Elizabethtown
- Equality
- Golconda
- Harrisburg
- Rosiclare
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Blackman Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blackman Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lavender Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lavender Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lavender Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lavender Cemetery
- Wallace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wallace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallace Cemetery
- Collier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collier Cemetery
- Shelby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shelby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Shelby Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shelby Cemetery
- Sturgill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sturgill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sturgill Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sturgill Cemetery
- Sheldon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheldon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sheldon Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheldon Cemetery
- Rose Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Cemetery
- Rose Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Cemetery
- Hubbs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hubbs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hubbs Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hubbs Cemetery
- Stuby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stuby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Stuby Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stuby Cemetery
- Partain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Partain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Partain Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Partain Cemetery
- Bethesda Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethesda Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethesda Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
- Joiner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Joiner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Joiner Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joiner Cemetery
- Paris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Paris Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paris Cemetery
- Rose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Cemetery
- Reiner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reiner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Reiner Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reiner Cemetery
- Schutt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schutt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Schutt Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schutt Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hope Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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 #424651 (Blackman Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #424651 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Herod
- County: Pope Elev: 156
- Location given for GNIS #424651 (Blackman Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
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 Illinois' counties, including Pope, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Blackman Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5431, Longitude: -88.4275 In this case, the coordinates for the Blackman Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<5> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |