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:
37.5432, -82.5837
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 Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Pikeville. Pikeville lies just to the southeast 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 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Blair Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blair Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Blankenship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Damron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Damron Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damron Cemetery
- Weddington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Weddington Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weddington Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Upper Joe's Creek Church of Christ Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- May Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The May Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Cemetery
- Scalf Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Scalf Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalf Cemetery
- John Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lee Alley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lee Alley Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Alley Cemetery
- Johnson Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cline Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pikeville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pikeville Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Dill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dill Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dill Cemetery
- Kingdom Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Helvy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Helvy Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvy Cemetery
- Williamson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Pinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pinson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinson Cemetery
- Davidson Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Peggy Sword Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Peggy Sword Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peggy Sword Cemetery
- Salem UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Salem UMC Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem UMC Cemetery
- The Salem UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
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:
- Blair Town
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Blair Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Town
- Owsley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Owsley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owsley
- Coal Run Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
- Betsy Layne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Harold
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Harold is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
- Stanville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Osborn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Osborn is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Tram
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tram is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tram
- Grethel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grethel is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grethel
- Pikeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ivel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dana
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dana is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Blue Moon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blue Moon is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Moon
- Gulnare
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
- Galveston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Galveston is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
- Mayo Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mayo Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Village
- Banner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Teaberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Teaberry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry
- Fords Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fords Branch is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Branch
- Raccoon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Raccoon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon
- Printer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Printer is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Printer
- Drift
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Drift is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drift
- Shelbiana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shelbiana is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbiana
- Dwale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
- Allen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allen is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Allen has also been known as:
- Beaver Creek Junction
- Beaver Creek
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <6>
- Martin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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 Pike 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 first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Pike 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 #2337516 (Blair Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2337516 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: Pike
- Est. Elev: 221 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Broad Bottom
- Location given for Blair Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.5431761 Lon: -82.5837279
- 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 Pike, 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |