A visit to the Blairsville 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 Blairsville Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Blairsville Cemetery (FG ID #2255811).
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 Blairsville Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blairsville Cemetery:
37.8146, -89.1267
The Blairsville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Blairsville.
The cemetery is located in Williamson County<2>.
The county seat for Williamson County is located in Marion. Marion lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Blairsville Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Blairsville Cemetery.
Establishment of the Blairsville Cemetery ...
The Blairsville Cemetery was established in 1803.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Blairsville Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blairsville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Greathouse Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Greathouse Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greathouse Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Emerson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Emerson Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson Cemetery
- Indian Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Indian Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Hinchcliff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hinchcliff Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinchcliff Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- McKinney Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McKinney Hill Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Hill Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Little Flock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- North Oakwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Willowrest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Osage Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Osage Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage Cemetery
- De Soto Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The De Soto Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto Cemetery
- North County Line Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hurricane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hurricane Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Cemetery
- San Carlo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wells Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Miners Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Miners Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Cemetery
- Miners Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Miners Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Cemetery
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Aloysius Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Aloysius 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 Blairsville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blairsville Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Blairsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hurst
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bush
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bush is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Cambria
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Colp
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dewmaine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Royalton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Crainville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Herrin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- De Soto
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Energy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Herrin Junction ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Carbondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Freeman Spur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Zeigler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hallidayboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plumfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elkville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stiritz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cambon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Johnston City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Orient
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mulkeytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dowell
(10 miles [16.1 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 Blairsville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Williamson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blairsville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carbondale
- Carterville
- De Soto
- Elkville
- Herrin
- Johnston City
- Zeigler
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 helpful 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 Blairsville Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Williamson 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 Blairsville Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2255811
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 Illinois' counties, including Williamson, 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- Blairsville 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |