A visit to the Blairstown Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Blairstown Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Blairstown Cemetery (FG ID #2297612).
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 Blairstown Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blairstown Cemetery:
40.9836, -74.9617
The Blairstown Cemetery is located in Warren County<2>.
The county seat for Warren County is located in Belvidere. Belvidere lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Blairstown Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Blairstown Cemetery.
Name Variations for Blairstown Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with Blairstown Cemetery.
Blairstown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Blair Cemetery
- Blair Academy Cemetery
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Blairstown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blairstown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cedar Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cedar Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Spring Valley Christian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Union Brick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Marksboro Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Union Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Union Church Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church Cemetery
- Knowlton Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Johnsonburg Christian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Johnsonburg Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hainesburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Moravian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Yellow Frame Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Swayze Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Swayze Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swayze Cemetery
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hardwick Society of Friends Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Blairstown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blairstown Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Blairstown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Paulina
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Vail
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hermon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hardwick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hainesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Millbrook ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bushkill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Long Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shoemakers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Middleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coolbaugh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Slateford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Portland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ramseysburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vienna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Allamuchy - Panther Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tranquility
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Swartswood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Delaware Water Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brighton
(10 miles [16.1 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 Blairstown Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Warren County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blairstown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blairstown
- Delaware Water Gap
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Blairstown Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New Jersey:
- Pages specific to Warren 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 Blairstown Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2297612
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Warren, 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- Blairstown 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |