A visit to the Blood River 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 Blood River Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blood River Cemetery:
36.6134, -88.0859
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blood River Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blood River Cemetery is located in Calloway County<2>.
The county seat for Calloway County is located in Murray. Murray lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west of the Blood River Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Blood River Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Blood River Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blood River Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Level Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Oak Level Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Winchester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stilley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Stilley Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilley Cemetery
- Kimbro Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Kimbro Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbro Cemetery
- Banner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Banner Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Ferguson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
- Mallory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mallory Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Vinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Vinson Cemetery is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Cemetery
- Hendon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hendon Cemetery is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendon Cemetery
- Vinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Vinson Cemetery is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Cemetery
- Dilday Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dilday Cemetery is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilday Cemetery
- Hooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hooper Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper Cemetery
- Wall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
- Barnett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Barnett Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Marbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Marbury Cemetery is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Brigham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Brigham Cemetery is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigham Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Barrow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Barrow Cemetery is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrow Cemetery
- Rushing Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Rushing Cemetery is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushing Cemetery
- Rushing Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Rushing Creek Cemetery is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushing Creek Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Blood River Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blood River Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Snider
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Snider is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- New Providence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Aurora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Almo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Almo is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
- Murray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bumpus Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Canton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Canton is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Dexter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Hazel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hardin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Conyersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Dover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <6>
- Olive
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Olive is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Puryear
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Puryear is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Fairdealing
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fairdealing is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Kirksey
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kirksey is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
- Harris Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Harris Grove is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Trigg Furnace
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Trigg Furnace is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg Furnace
- Dogtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dogtown is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- India
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- India is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- Legate
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Legate is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
- Parker Town ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Parker Town is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
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 Blood River Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Calloway County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blood River Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Cadiz
- Dover
- Dover lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Blood River Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dover.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Hardin
- Murray
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 Blood River Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Calloway 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 Blood River Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #487490 (Blood River Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #487490 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: Calloway
- Est. Elev: 155 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hamlin
- Location given for Blood River Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6133866 Lon: -88.085864
- 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 Calloway, 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- Blood River 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. |