A visit to the Blake 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 Blake Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blake Cemetery:
35.2743, -79.8220
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blake Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blake Cemetery is located in Montgomery County<2>.
The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Troy. Troy lies just to the northwest of the Blake Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Blake Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Blake Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blake Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- Munn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Munn Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munn Cemetery
- Long Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Long Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Long Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Troy.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2152161 <5>
- Haywood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Haywood Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood Cemetery
- Candor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Candor Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor Cemetery
- Sedberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sedberry Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedberry Cemetery
- Chisolm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Chisolm Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisolm Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Gillis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Gillis Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillis Cemetery
- Southside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Southside Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside Cemetery
- Belford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Belford Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belford Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Biscoe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Biscoe Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscoe Cemetery
- Bruton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Bruton Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruton Cemetery
- Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Troy.
- The Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh Cemetery
- Shiloh Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1991197 <5>
- McRae Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The McRae Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae Cemetery
- Ropers Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Ropers Grove Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ropers Grove Cemetery
- Sharon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- Parsons - Howell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Williamson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope 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 Blake Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blake Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Candor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Biscoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Troy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Troy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <6>
- Wadeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wadeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadeville
- Norman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Norman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Eagle Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Star
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Gilead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
- Jackson Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jackson Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Springs
- Ether
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ether is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ether
- Dover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dover is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Allreds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Allreds is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allreds
- Zion Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Zion Grove is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Grove
- Mangum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mangum is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
- Ellerbe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- West End
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Seven Lakes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Seven Lakes is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Lakes
- Foxfire
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Foxfire is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- Asbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Asbury is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Abner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Abner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
- Harris
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Harris is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Ophir
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Norwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Robbins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eldorado
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
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 Blake Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montgomery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blake Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Blake Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Montgomery 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 Blake Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1017801 (Blake Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1017801 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: Montgomery
- Est. Elev: 160 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Biscoe
- Location given for Blake Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2743093 Lon: -79.8219882
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Montgomery, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blake 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. |