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A visit to the Blank 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 Blank Cemetery ...

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

34.4138, -78.5125

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blank Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Blank Cemetery is located in Bladen County<2>.

The county seat for Bladen County is located in Elizabethtown. Elizabethtown lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Blank Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Blank Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Blank Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. James Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. James Memorial Cemetery is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Memorial Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. James Memorial Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Hallsboro.
    • The St. James Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. James Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2462746 <5>
  • McEwen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The McEwen Cemetery is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen Cemetery
  • Old Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
  • Mitchellfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Batten Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Batten Cemetery is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batten Cemetery
  • Shiloh Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Shiloh Memorial Cemetery is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Memorial Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Bolton.
    • The Shiloh Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #323569 <5>
  • McCall Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The McCall Cemetery is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall Cemetery
  • New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Bolton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2529036 <5>
  • Wright Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Wright Cemetery is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
  • Warson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Warson Cemetery is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warson Cemetery
  • Flynn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Flynn Cemetery is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn Cemetery
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    • Mt. Hebron Memorial Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Smith Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
    • Pierce Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Pierce Cemetery is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
    • Pierce Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Pierce Cemetery is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
    • New Townsend Temple Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The New Townsend Temple Church Cemetery is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Townsend Temple Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Townsend Temple Church Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Bolton.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2611688 <5>
    • Lucas Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lucas Cemetery is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Cemetery
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
    • McKoy Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The McKoy Cemetery is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKoy Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Blank Cemetery.

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

  • Rosindale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Rosindale is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosindale
  • Council
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Council is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
  • Lake Waccamaw
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Rico
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Rico is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
  • Hallsboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hallsboro is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
  • Bolton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Redbug
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Redbug is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbug
  • Clarkton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • East Arcadia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • East Arcadia is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Arcadia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
  • Kelly
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Kelly is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
  • Whiteville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Olive
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Mount Olive is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
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    • Sandyfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Sandyfield is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
    • Brunswick
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Byrdville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Byrdville is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdville
    • Abbottsburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
    • Elizabethtown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Armour
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Armour is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
    • White Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Mount Olive
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Mount Olive is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
    • Delco
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Riegelwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

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 Blank Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bladen County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blank 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 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 Blank Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Bladen 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 Blank Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1025167  (Blank Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1025167 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: Bladen
      • Est. Elev: 24 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Emerson
      • Location given for Blank Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.4137811     Lon: -78.5125085
      • 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 Bladen, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blank 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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