A visit to the Blevins 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 Blevins Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blevins Cemetery:
36.1143, -82.1701
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blevins Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blevins Cemetery is located in Mitchell County<2>.
The county seat for Mitchell County is located in Bakersville. Bakersville lies just to the south of the Blevins Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Blevins Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Blevins Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blevins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Campbell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Ingram Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Ingram Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram Cemetery
- Ledford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Ledford Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford Cemetery
- Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Street Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street Cemetery
- Francis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Francis Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Street Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
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- Whitson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Whitson Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitson Cemetery
- Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Street Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street Cemetery
- Harrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Harrell Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Hobson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hobson Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson Cemetery
- Barnett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Barnett Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Cemetery
- Harrell Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Harrell Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Harrell Family Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Harrell Family Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Roan Mountain (TN).
- Stockton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Stockton Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nelson Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southwest of Roan Mountain (TN).
- The Nelson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Captain Nelson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2261247 <5>
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] of the Blevins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blevins Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Buladean
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Buladean is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladean
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Burbank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burbank is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Tolley Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Heaton Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Bakersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Limestone Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Tipton Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
- Red Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Roan Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richlands
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Richlands is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Relief
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Bailey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Green Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Huntdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Huntdale is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntdale
- Gap Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Plumtree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Minneapolis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Minneapolis is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
- Elk Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Day Book
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Double Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Double Island is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
- Chestnut Dale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Dale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Dale
- Hampton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Whispering Pines
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Unicoi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Blevins Cemetery. The following communities are located in Mitchell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blevins 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 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 Blevins Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Mitchell 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 Blevins Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1009477 (Blevins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1009477 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: Mitchell
- Est. Elev: 1051 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bakersville
- Location given for Blevins Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1142822 Lon: -82.1701264
- 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 Mitchell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Blevins 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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