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A visit to the Blair Cemetery ...


The location of the Blair 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 Blair Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blair Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blair Cemetery

Lat:   39.0042°   (39° 0' 15")

Lon:   -85.1941°   (-85° 11' 38")

The Blair Cemetery is located in Ripley County<2>.

The county seat for Ripley County is located in Versailles. Versailles lies just to the northwest of the Blair Cemetery .

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 Blair Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Indiana:
  • Pages specific to Ripley 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 Blair 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 27 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.

    • Friendship
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cross Plains
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
      • Cross Plains is located in Ripley County
    • Versailles
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dillsboro
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsboro
      • Dillsboro is located in Dearborn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,423 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillsboro <4>
    • Avonburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avonburg
      • Avonburg is located in Switzerland County
    • Bear Branch
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
      • Bear Branch is located in Ohio County
    • Milan
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Pierceville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierceville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
      • Pierceville is located in Ripley County
    • Pleasant
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
      • Pleasant is located in Switzerland County
    • Moores Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moores Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Hill
      • Moores Hill is located in Dearborn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moores Hill <4>
    • Delaware
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
      • Delaware is located in Ripley County
    • Canaan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
      • Canaan is located in Jefferson County
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Bennington
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
        • Bennington is located in Switzerland County
      • Sparta
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
        • Sparta is located in Dearborn County
      • Osgood
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osgood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
        • Osgood is located in Ripley County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,592 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osgood <4>
      • Otter Village
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Village
        • Otter Village is located in Ripley County
      • Holton
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
        • Holton is located in Ripley County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holton <4>
      • Bryantsburg
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryantsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantsburg
        • Bryantsburg is located in Jefferson County
      • Stumptown
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
        • Stumptown is located in Parke County
      • Moorefield
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
        • Moorefield is located in Switzerland County
      • Lookout
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
        • Lookout is located in Ripley County
      • East Enterprise
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Enterprise
        • East Enterprise is located in Switzerland County
      • Kyle
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
        • Kyle is located in Dearborn County
      • Manchester
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
        • Manchester is located in Dearborn County
      • Manville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
        • Manville is located in Jefferson County
      • Mount Sterling
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
        • Mount Sterling is located in Switzerland County
      • Napoleon
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Napoleon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
        • Napoleon is located in Ripley County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napoleon <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 Blair Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ripley County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blair Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Blair Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blair Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Ripley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Ripley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
    • Wilson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Ripley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Ripley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Connell Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Connell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Connell Cemetery is located in Ripley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Connell Cemetery
    • Green Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Green Cemetery is located in Ripley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
    • Henderson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Henderson Cemetery is located in Ripley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henderson Cemetery
    • Winkler Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winkler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Winkler Cemetery is located in Ripley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winkler Cemetery
    • Basset Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Basset Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Basset Cemetery is located in Ripley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Basset Cemetery
    • Nickolson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nickolson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nickolson Cemetery is located in Ripley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nickolson Cemetery
    • Akers Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Akers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Akers Cemetery is located in Ripley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Akers Cemetery
    • Marble Corner Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marble Corner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Marble Corner Cemetery is located in Ripley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marble Corner Cemetery
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Holman Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Holman Cemetery is located in Ripley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holman Cemetery
      • Derringer Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Derringer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Derringer Cemetery is located in Ripley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Derringer Cemetery
      • Kloche Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kloche Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Kloche Cemetery is located in Ripley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kloche Cemetery
      • Beebe Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beebe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Beebe Cemetery is located in Ripley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beebe Cemetery
      • Young Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Young Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Young Cemetery is located in Ripley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Young Cemetery
      • Wilson Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Ripley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
      • Cliff Hill Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • The Cliff Hill Cemetery is located in Ripley County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cliff Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Versailles.
        • The Cliff Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Versailles Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cliff Hill Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1218964 <6>
      • Daubenheyer Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daubenheyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Daubenheyer Cemetery is located in Ripley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daubenheyer Cemetery
      • Hyatt Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hyatt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hyatt Cemetery is located in Ripley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hyatt Cemetery
      • Gordon Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gordon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Gordon Cemetery is located in Ripley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gordon Cemetery
      • Myers Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Myers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Myers Cemetery is located in Ripley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myers Cemetery
      • Bear Creek Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • St. Johns Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Dearborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns 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 Blair Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #431162  (Blair Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #431162 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: Milan
      • County: Ripley         Elev: 208
      • Location given for GNIS #431162 (Blair Cemetery)

    The official website for Ripley County: www.ripleycounty.com/

    The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.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 Indiana's counties, including Ripley, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Blair Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0042, Longitude: -85.1941       In this case, the coordinates for the Blair 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.
    <6>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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