A visit to the Blanton 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 Blanton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blanton Cemetery:
37.0162, -83.8908
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blanton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blanton Cemetery is located in Knox County<2>.
The county seat for Knox County is located in Barbourville. Barbourville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of the Blanton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Blanton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Blanton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blanton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tuttle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Tuttle Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttle Cemetery
- Cobb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Cobb Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Taylor Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of London.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76241 <5>
- McFadden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The McFadden Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFadden Cemetery
- Sasser Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Sasser Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sasser Cemetery
- Hale Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hale Family Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Family Cemetery
- The Hale Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hale Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #74200 <5>
- Asher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Asher Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher Cemetery
- Pittman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Pittman Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Cemetery
- Cottongim Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Cottongim Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottongim Cemetery
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Merrimac Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Merrimac Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
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- Jarvis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Jarvis Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis Cemetery
- Gilbert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Gilbert Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Hignite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hignite Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hignite Cemetery
- Cobb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cobb Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cemetery
- Coy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Coy Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Marion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Marion Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Cemetery
- Carty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Carty Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carty Cemetery
- Mills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
- Hammons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hammons Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammons Cemetery
- Vaughn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Blanton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blanton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Crane Nest
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Crane Nest is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Nest
- Woollum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woollum is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woollum
- Girdler
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Girdler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler
- Bush
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bush is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lake is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Marydell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Marydell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Cannon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cannon is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Gray
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hinkle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hinkle is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle
- Heidrick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Heidrick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidrick
- Hima
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hima is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hima
- Barbourville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Bimble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Garrard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Garrard is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrard
- Urban
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Urban is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban
- Lily
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lily is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- North Corbin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- North Corbin is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Corbin
- Goose Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goose Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rock
- Manchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maplesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
- Sublimity City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
- Dorthae
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dorthae is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorthae
- Hopewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hopewell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Corbin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Artemus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Artemus is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
- Dewitt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dewitt is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt
- Scalf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scalf is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalf
- Brightshade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brightshade is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightshade
- Sidell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sidell is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidell
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 Blanton Cemetery. The following communities are located in Knox County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blanton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Blanton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Knox 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 Blanton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #517038 (Blanton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #517038 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: Knox
- Est. Elev: 368 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Blackwater
- Location given for Blanton Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0162011 Lon: -83.8907584
- 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 Knox, 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- Blanton 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. |
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