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:
37.7809, -82.8874
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 Johnson County<2>.
The county seat for Johnson County is located in Paintsville. Paintsville lies just to the east northeast of the Blair Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Blair Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blair Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ratliff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Horne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Horne Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horne Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Patrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Patrick Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Little Lick Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Conley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Conley Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley Cemetery
- Meade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Meade Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade Cemetery
- Johnson County Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Highland Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tackett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Tackett Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tackett Cemetery
- Frank Prater Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Frank Prater Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank Prater Cemetery
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- Burke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Burke Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke Cemetery
- Hackworth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hackworth Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackworth Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Stafford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Stafford Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Cemetery
- Melvin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Melvin Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Cemetery
- Staffordsville Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fishtrap United Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Persimmon Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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:
- Asa
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Asa is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asa
- Denver
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Denver is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Collista
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Collista is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collista
- Barnetts Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Barnetts Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnetts Creek
- Oil Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oil Springs is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Springs
- Paintsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Staffordsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Painters Lick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Painters Lick is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Lick
- East Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Van Lear
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Van Lear is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Van Lear
- Hagerhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hagerhill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerhill
- Volga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Volga is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Falcon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Ivyton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyton
- Fuget
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fuget is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuget
- Auxier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Auxier is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auxier
- Nero
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nero is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nero
- Van Lear
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Thelma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Thelma is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Tutor Key
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tutor Key is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutor Key
- Wittensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wittensville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittensville
- Sitka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sitka is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Wheelersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelersburg is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelersburg
- Meally
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Meally is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meally
- Nippa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nippa is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nippa
- Flat Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Fork is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Fork
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. The following communities are located in Johnson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blair Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Johnson 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 #487439 (Blair Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #487439 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: Johnson
- Est. Elev: 335 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oil Springs
- Location given for Blair Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.780927 Lon: -82.8873861
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including Johnson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |