A visit to the Blair 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 Blair Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blair Cemetery:
39.2645, -86.7617
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blair Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blair Cemetery is located in Owen County<2>.
The county seat for Owen County is located in Spencer. Spencer lies just to the north northwest of the Blair Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Blair Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Blair Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blair Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Witham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Witham Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witham Cemetery
- McKee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The McKee Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee Cemetery
- Rose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The White Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Moreland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Moreland Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland Cemetery
- Fender Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Fender Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fender Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Tipton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Tipton Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Galimore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Galimore Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galimore Cemetery
- Burkett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Burkett Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkett Cemetery
- Dowell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Dowell Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell Cemetery
- Chambersville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hicks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Leach Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Leach Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leach Cemetery
- Oliphant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oliphant Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliphant Cemetery
- Adel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Adel Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Adel Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Freedom.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84144 <5>
- Livingston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Livingston Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston Cemetery
- Coffey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Coffey Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffey Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Blair Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blair Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Spencer
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Freedom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Freedom is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Stinesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stinesville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Ellettsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gosport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cuba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cuba is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Arney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Arney is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arney
- Newark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Newark is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Hendricksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hendricksville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricksville
- Atkinsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Atkinsonville is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinsonville
- Highland Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Patricksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Patricksburg is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Calvertville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Calvertville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvertville
- Solsberry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Stanford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stanford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
- Paragon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Quincy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Tulip
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tulip is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Bloomington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dolan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dolan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
- Denmark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Denmark is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Worthington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lewisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Poland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bowling Green
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bowling Green is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Coal City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Coal City is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
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 Blair Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Owen County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blair Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bloomington
- Bowling Green
- Coal City
- Ellettsville
- Gosport
- Paragon
- Patricksburg
- Spencer
- Stinesville
- Worthington
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 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 Blair Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Owen 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 Blair Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #431163 (Blair Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #431163 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: Owen
- Est. Elev: 184 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Spencer
- Location given for Blair Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2644893 Lon: -86.7616724
- 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 Indiana's counties, including Owen, 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- Blair 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. |