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A visit to the Blankenship Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Blankenship Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Blankenship Cemetery (FG ID #2335839)

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 ...

Note: While we are using the above GPS location for the Blankenship Cemetery, it has not been verified and we are uncertain about its accuracy - use with caution.

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blankenship Cemetery

Lat:   38.1199°   (38° 7' 11")

Lon:   -82.7985°   (-82° 47' 54")

The cemetery is located in Lawrence County<3>.

As an estimate, the Blankenship Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west of Louisa.

The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Louisa. Louisa lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the east of the Blankenship Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 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.

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 33 communities are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the Blankenship Cemetery.

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

  • Overda
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Overda. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overda
    • Overda is located in Lawrence County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Overda
    • From the Blankenship Cemetery to Overda
  • Christmas ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Gladys ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gladys. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladys
    • Gladys is located in Lawrence County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Gladys
    • From the Blankenship Cemetery to Gladys
  • Hicksville ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cherokee Gap
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Houckville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cherokee
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Brammer Gap
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Irad ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Irad. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irad
    • Irad is located in Lawrence County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Irad
    • From the Blankenship Cemetery to Irad
  • Dennis ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dennis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
    • Dennis is located in Lawrence County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Dennis
    • From the Blankenship Cemetery to Dennis
  • Olioville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Prosperity
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • Osie ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osie came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osie
      • Osie is located in Lawrence County
    • Tuscola ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Ellen
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ellen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellen
      • Ellen is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ellen
      • From the Blankenship Cemetery to Ellen
    • Cadmus ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cadmus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
      • Cadmus is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cadmus
      • From the Blankenship Cemetery to Cadmus
    • Webbville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Blaine
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Adams
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Adams. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
      • Adams is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Adams
      • From the Blankenship Cemetery to Adams
    • Yatesville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Keturah ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Vessie ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vessie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vessie
      • Vessie is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Vessie
      • From the Blankenship Cemetery to Vessie
    • Cordell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Mattie ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mattie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
      • Mattie is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mattie
      • From the Blankenship Cemetery to Mattie
    • Ledocio
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jeriel
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jeriel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeriel
      • Jeriel is located in Carter County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jeriel
      • From the Blankenship Cemetery to Jeriel
    • Evergreen
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Busseyville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Five Forks
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Fallsburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Goldie ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goldie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldie
      • Goldie is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Goldie
      • From the Blankenship Cemetery to Goldie
    • Lizzie ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lizzie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzie
      • Lizzie is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lizzie
      • From the Blankenship Cemetery to Lizzie
    • Glenwood ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

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 Blankenship Cemetery:

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:

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Blankenship Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1199, Longitude: -82.7985    
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
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