A visit to the Blankenship 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 Blankenship Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blankenship Cemetery:
38.8350, -86.8156
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blankenship Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Martin County<2>.
The county seat for Martin County is located in Shoals. Shoals lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south of the Blankenship Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Blankenship Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blankenship Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Wards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wards Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Cemetery
- Bridges Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bridges Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges Cemetery
- Brock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Brock Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Cemetery
- Waggoner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Waggoner Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waggoner Cemetery
- Holt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Holt Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- Boggs Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Boggs Creek Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggs Creek Cemetery
- Henry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- Little Hickory Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chandler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Chandler Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Uno - Paton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Uno - Paton Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno - Paton Cemetery
- Mountain Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ledgerwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ledgerwood Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgerwood Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- West Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The West Union Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union Cemetery
- Bridges Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bridges Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Dogtrot Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dogtrot Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtrot Cemetery
- Wagoner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Wagoner Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner 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 Blankenship Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blankenship Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Burns City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Burns City is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
- Mount Olive
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Crane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Owensburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Owensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensburg
- Scotland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Scotland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Silverville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Silverville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverville
- Williams
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Williams is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Koleen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Koleen is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koleen
- Odon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mineral City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mineral City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Shoals
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Huron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huron is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fayetteville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fayetteville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Loogootee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Springville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Springville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Popcorn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Popcorn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popcorn
- Newberry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newberry is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
- Coxton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Coxton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxton
- Plummer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Plummer is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
- Lacy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lacy is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
- Bloomfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elnora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Elnora is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Cannelburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cannelburg is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Georgia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Georgia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
- Hartleyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hartleyville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Avoca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Elliston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elliston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
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 Blankenship Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Martin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blankenship Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Elnora
- Loogootee
- Odon
- Scotland
- Shoals
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 Blankenship Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Martin 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 Blankenship Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #431179 (Blankenship Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #431179 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: Martin
- Est. Elev: 160 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Indian Springs
- Location given for Blankenship Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8350488 Lon: -86.8155575
- 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 Martin, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blankenship 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. |