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:
39.0042, -85.1941
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 Ripley County<2>.
The county seat for Ripley County is located in Versailles. Versailles lies just to the 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.
- St. Peters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Connell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Connell Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connell Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Winkler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Winkler Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler Cemetery
- Basset Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Basset Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basset Cemetery
- Nickolson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Nickolson Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickolson Cemetery
- Akers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Akers Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers Cemetery
- Marble Corner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Holman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Holman Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holman Cemetery
- Derringer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Derringer Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derringer Cemetery
- Kloche Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Kloche Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kloche Cemetery
- Beebe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Beebe Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Cliff Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cliff Hill Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Hill Cemetery
- 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1218964 <5>
- Daubenheyer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Daubenheyer Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daubenheyer Cemetery
- Hyatt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hyatt Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt Cemetery
- Gordon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gordon Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Cemetery
- Myers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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)
- Cross Plains is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
- Versailles
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dillsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Avonburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Avonburg is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avonburg
- Bear Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Milan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasant is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
- Moores Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pierceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pierceville is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Delaware
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Delaware is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Canaan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Canaan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bennington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bennington is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Sparta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sparta is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Osgood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Otter Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Otter Village is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Village
- Holton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bryantsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bryantsburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantsburg
- Hartford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hartford is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Stumpke Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Stumpke Corner is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumpke Corner
- Stumptown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Stumptown is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Moorefield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Moorefield is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Allensville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Allensville is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Lookout
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lookout is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- East Enterprise
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Enterprise is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Enterprise
- Kyle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kyle is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
- Manchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Manchester is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
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.
- Dillsboro
- Milan
- Osgood
- Versailles
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:
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: In 2021, GNIS record #431162 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: Ripley
- Est. Elev: 208 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Milan
- Location given for Blair Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0042227 Lon: -85.1941236
- 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 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 '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- 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. |
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