A visit to the Blair 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 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blair Cemetery:
39.9737, -83.3110
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blair Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blair Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in London. London lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Blair Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Blair Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blair Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Foster Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Hampton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Bradley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
- McDonald Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Converse Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Converse Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse Cemetery
- Big Darby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Big Darby Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Darby Cemetery
- Shiloh Mennonite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plumwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Plumwood Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood Cemetery
- Deer Creek Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Deer Creek Twp. Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Twp. Cemetery
- The Deer Creek Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lafayette Cemetery
- Upper Gwynne Farm Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Garrett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Lower Glade Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Lower Glade Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Glade Cemetery
- Sunset Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sunset Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cemetery
- The Sunset Cemetery has also been known as:
- Memorial Burial Park
- Memorial Park
- Sunrise Cemetery
- Converse - Huff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Coverse - Huff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Coverse - Huff Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coverse - Huff Cemetery
- The Coverse - Huff Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cannan Amish Mennonite Church Cemetery
- Huff Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Alton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clover Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Clover Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Cemetery
- Finch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Finch Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch Cemetery
- Sharon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Blair Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blair Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gillivan
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- West Jefferson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Jefferson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Lake Darby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lake Darby is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Darby
- Plumwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- Darby Park ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Darby Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby Park
- Alton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Alton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Amity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Amity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Galloway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mudsock is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- Summerford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- London
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Rome
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- New Rome is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
- Lincoln Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Hilliard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Amlin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Amlin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amlin
- Plain City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Choctaw Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Chrisman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- Darbydale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Darbydale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbydale
- Chuckery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chuckery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckery
- Deems ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Deems is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deems
- Sandy Corners ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Corners
- Sullivant ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sullivant is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivant
- Sullivant has also been known as:
- Sullivants
- Lamb Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lamb Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Corners
- Unionville Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blair Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hilliard
- London
- Plain City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Blair Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1038096 (Blair Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1038096 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 292 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Jefferson
- Location given for Blair Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.9736727 Lon: -83.3110279
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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 Ohio's counties, including Madison, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blair 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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