A visit to the J.O. Blevens 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 J.O. Blevens Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the J.O. Blevens Cemetery:
36.4985, -81.5125
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the J.O. Blevens Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The J.O. Blevens Cemetery is located in Ashe County<2>.
The county seat for Ashe County is located in Jefferson. Jefferson lies just to the south southeast of the J.O. Blevens Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the J.O. Blevens Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the J.O. Blevens Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from J.O. Blevens Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sabbath Home Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Spencer Ashley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Spencer Ashley Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Ashley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Spencer Ashley Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Warrensville.
- The Spencer Ashley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ashley Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2354164 <5>
- Weaver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Powers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
- George Powers Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Powers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
- Powers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
- Apple Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Apple Grove Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove Cemetery
- The Apple Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grove Cemetery
- Miller Family Cemetery
- William R. Miller Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2505508 <5>
- Ham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Ham Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ham Cemetery
- Eldreth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Eldreth Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldreth Cemetery
- Graybeal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Graybeal Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graybeal Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Stuart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Stuart Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Waters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Waters Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Hampton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Landreth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Landreth Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landreth Cemetery
- Osborne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Osborne Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Cemetery
- Elliot Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Elliot Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot Cemetery
- Howell Hill Community Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Howell Hill Community Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Hill Community Cemetery
- The Howell Hill Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greene Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
- Greene Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2305100 <5>
- Sturgill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sturgill Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgill Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Dolinger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Dolinger Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolinger 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 J.O. Blevens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from J.O. Blevens Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lansing
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Comet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Comet is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Warrensville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brandon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Brandon is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Sturgills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
- Helton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Helton is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Apple Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Jefferson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Roten
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Roten is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Crumpler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Creston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Jefferson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Orion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Orion is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Weavers Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Ford
- Grassy Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rugby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Ashland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Wagoner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wagoner is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
- Whitetop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grayson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Topia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Scottville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Glendale Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Creek
(12 miles [19.3 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 J.O. Blevens Cemetery. The following communities are located in Ashe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The J.O. Blevens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 J.O. Blevens Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Ashe 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 J.O. Blevens Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2611961 (J.O. Blevens Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2611961 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: Ashe
- Est. Elev: 835 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Warrensville
- Location given for J.O. Blevens Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4985 Lon: -81.5125
- 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 Ashe, 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 from Point A (ie- J.O. Blevens 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. |