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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:

37.7817, -96.6242

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 Butler County<2>.

The county seat for Butler County is located in El Dorado. El Dorado lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west of the Blankenship Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Blankenship Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Blankenship Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Harmony Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Harmony Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
  • Little Walnut Glencoe Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Pontiac Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Pontiac Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac Cemetery
  • Economy Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Economy Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy Cemetery
  • Quito Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Quito Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quito Cemetery
  • Sherman Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Sherman Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Cemetery
  • Brown Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brown Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Leon.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2378393 <5>
  • Butts Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Butts Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butts Cemetery
  • Beaumont Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Beaumont Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont Cemetery
  • Foster Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Foster Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
  • Reece Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Reece Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece Cemetery
  • Leon Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Leon Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Brownlow Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Brownlow Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlow Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brownlow Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southeast of Leon.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92089 <5>
    • Chelsea Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Chelsea Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea Cemetery
    • Belle Vista Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Belle Vista Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vista Cemetery
    • Star Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Star Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cemetery
    • Sunset Lawns Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Sunset Lawns Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Lawns Cemetery
    • Butts - Wakefield Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Ladd Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Ladd Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd Cemetery
    • Walnut Valley Memorial Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Garrison Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Garrison Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison Cemetery
    • Bogle Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bogle Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogle Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 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:

  • Rosalia
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Pontiac
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pontiac is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
  • Keighley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Keighley is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keighley
  • Beaumont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Reece
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Reece is located in Greenwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece
  • Prospect
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Prospect is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Leon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Leon is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
    • Leon has also been known as:
    • West Leon
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <6>
  • Ivanpah
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ivanpah is located in Greenwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanpah
  • Chelsea ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Chelsea is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
  • Pickrell Corner
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pickrell Corner is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickrell Corner
  • El Dorado
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Aikman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Aikman is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aikman
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Haverhill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Haverhill is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
    • Latham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Piedmont
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cassoday
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Eureka
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Eureka is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <6>
    • Lapland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Lapland is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapland
    • De Graff
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • De Graff is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Graff
    • Hopkins
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Hopkins is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins
    • Midian
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Midian is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midian
    • Augusta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Bloomington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Bloomington is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
    • Clay Center
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Clay Center is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center

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 Butler County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Blankenship Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Butler 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 #474621  (Blankenship Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #474621 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: Butler
      • Est. Elev: 455 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Rosalia
      • Location given for Blankenship Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.7816876     Lon: -96.6241868
      • 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 Kansas' counties, including Butler, 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- 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>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.