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A visit to the Blankenship 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 Blankenship Cemetery ...

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

35.4134, -83.7227

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

The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Graham County<2>.

The county seat for Graham County is located in Robbinsville. Robbinsville lies just to the southwest of the Blankenship Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Blankenship Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Blankenship Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Johnson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
  • Sawyer Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Sawyer Creek Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer Creek Cemetery
  • Yellow Branch Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Yellow Branch Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Branch Cemetery
  • Cable Cove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Cable Cove Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable Cove Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Swain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Cable Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Cable Cemetery is located in Swain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable Cemetery
  • Cable Branch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Cable Branch Cemetery is located in Swain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable Branch Cemetery
  • Jenkins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
  • Randolph Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Randolph Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Cemetery
  • Edwards Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Edwards Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Swain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
  • Proctor Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Proctor Cemetery is located in Swain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Bradshaw Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Bradshaw Cemetery is located in Swain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw Cemetery
    • Posey Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Posey Cemetery is located in Swain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey Cemetery
    • Pilkey Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pilkey Cemetery is located in Swain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkey Cemetery
    • Welch Cove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Welch Cove Cemetery is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cove Cemetery
    • Rice Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Rice Cemetery is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
    • Cable Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Cable Cemetery is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable Cemetery
    • Panther Creek Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Panther Creek Cemetery is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Creek Cemetery
    • Welch Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Welch Cemetery is located in Swain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Blankenship Cemetery.

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

  • Stecoah
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Stecoah is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stecoah
  • Cheoah
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Cheoah is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheoah
  • Fontana Dam
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Fontana Dam is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana Dam
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
    • Fontana Dam has also been known as:
    • Fontana Village
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fontana Dam <5>
  • Yellow Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Yellow Creek is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
  • Robbinsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bushnell ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bushnell is located in Swain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
  • Lake Santeetlah
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Santeetlah is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Santeetlah
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
    • Lake Santeetlah has also been known as:
    • Santeetla
    • Santeetlah
    • Santultah
    • Thunderbird Mountain
    • Thunderbird
  • Judson ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Judson is located in Swain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
  • Bear Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Bear Creek is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
  • Nantahala
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Nantahala is located in Swain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantahala
  • Wesser
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Wesser is located in Swain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesser
  • Almond
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Forney ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Forney is located in Swain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
    • Fairview
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Fairview is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Topton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Rhodo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Rhodo is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodo
    • Buffalo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Buffalo is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
    • Tellico
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Tellico is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tellico

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 Blankenship Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Graham County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blankenship 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 helpful 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: