A visit to the Blair Family 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 Blair Family Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blair Family Cemetery:
42.3197, -76.2814
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blair Family Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blair Family Cemetery is located in Tompkins County<2>.
The county seat for Tompkins County is located in Ithaca. Ithaca lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Blair Family Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Blair Family Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blair Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Speedsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Speedsville Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedsville Cemetery
- Goodrich Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Goodrich Hill Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich Hill Cemetery
- Caroline Centre Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Woodbridge Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbridge Cemetery
- Glen Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Glen Hope Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hope Cemetery
- Caroline Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Central Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Smith Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Fairfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Newark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The West Newark Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newark Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Railroad Ave. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Mulks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mulks Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulks Cemetery
- Dutch Reformed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Quick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Quick Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Morris Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Morris Chapel Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Chapel Cemetery
- North Candor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The North Candor Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Candor Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bushnell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Bushnell Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell Cemetery
- East Berkshire Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Holcombville Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harford Mills Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Harford Mills Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harford Mills Cemetery
- Harford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Harford Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harford 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 Blair Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blair Family Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Caroline Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Caroline Center is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline Center
- West Newark
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Newark is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newark
- White Church
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- White Church is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church
- Candor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Slaterville Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harford Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harford Mills is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harford Mills
- Harford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Weltonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Weltonville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weltonville
- Newark Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Besemer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Besemer is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Besemer
- West Candor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Candor is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Candor
- Hamar Estates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hamar Estates is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamar Estates
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ketchumville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ketchumville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchumville
- Danby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Danby is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby
- Dryden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- North Spencer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- North Spencer is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spencer
- Hullsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hullsville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hullsville
- Manningville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Manningville is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manningville
- Lapeer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lapeer is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeer
- Varna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Varna is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varna
- West Danby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- West Danby is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Danby
- Spencer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Freeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Forest Home
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Home is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- East Ithaca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ithaca
- South Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Hill is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
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 Blair Family Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tompkins County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blair Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Candor
- Danby
- Danby lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Blair Family Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Danby.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby
- Dryden
- Freeville
- Newark Valley
- Spencer
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 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 Blair Family Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Tompkins 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 Blair Family Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2514953 (Blair Family Plot)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2514953 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: Tompkins
- Est. Elev: 377 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Speedsville
- Location given for Blair Family Plot:
- Lat: 42.3197222 Lon: -76.2813889
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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 New York's counties, including Tompkins, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Blair Family 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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