A visit to the Blands 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 Blands Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blands Cemetery:
39.2009, -82.9777
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blands Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blands Cemetery is located in Ross County<2>.
The county seat for Ross County is located in Chillicothe. Chillicothe lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of the Blands Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Blands Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Blands Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blands Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Floral Hills Memory Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Floral Hills Memory Gardens is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Hills Memory Gardens
- The Floral Hills Memory Gardens has also been known as:
- Floral Hills Cemetery
- Floral Hills Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40882 <5>
- St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The St. Francis Xavier Cemetery is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
- The St. Francis Xavier Cemetery has also been known as:
- DeSale Cemetery
- Old Catholic Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Old German #1 Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Snyder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Snyder Cemetery is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder Cemetery
- Ridgeway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ridgeway Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Brust Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Brust Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brust Cemetery
- Frey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Frey Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frey Cemetery
- Hudnell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hudnell Cemetery is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudnell Cemetery
- Denver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Denver Cemetery is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver Cemetery
- The Denver Cemetery has also been known as:
- Asbury Chapel Cemetery
- Denver Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Denver Pentecostal Church Cemetery
- Ewing #1 Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ewing #1 Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing #1 Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Corwine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Corwine Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwine Cemetery
- Foster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- Condon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Condon Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condon Cemetery
- Omega Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Omega Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega Cemetery
- Old Omega Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Omega Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Omega Cemetery
- Hatfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Cemetery
- Sugar Tree Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sugar Tree Cemetery is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree Cemetery
- Findley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Findley Cemetery is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findley Cemetery
- Massieville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Massieville Cemetery is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massieville Cemetery
- The Massieville Cemetery has also been known as:
- House of Faith Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42009 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Blands Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blands Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Alma
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Alma is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Peck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Peck is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Bristol Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bristol Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Village
- Massieville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Massieville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massieville
- Waverly
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Waverly City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Waverly City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
- Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
- Deadman Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Deadman Crossing is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
- Glen Jean
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Glen Jean is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Jean
- Schooley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Schooley is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
- Schooley has also been known as:
- Schooley Station
- Summithill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Summithill is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summithill
- Richmond Dale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Knockemstiff ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Knockemstiff is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knockemstiff
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Piketon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- North Fork Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- North Fork Village is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork Village
- Zahn's Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Zahn's Corners is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zahn's Corners
- Zahn's Corners has also been known as:
- Zann's Corners
- Greggs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Greggs is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
- Chillicothe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Nipgen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nipgen is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipgen
- Mount Sinai
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Riton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Riton is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riton
- Jasper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jasper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Bourneville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bourneville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourneville
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Robbins is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Riverdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Riverdale is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Sargents
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sargents is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents
- Shyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Shyville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shyville
- Limerick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Dills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dills is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills
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 Blands Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ross County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blands Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chillicothe
- Piketon
- Waverly
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 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 Blands Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Ross 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 Blands Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1038107 (Blands Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1038107 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: Ross
- Est. Elev: 234 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Waverly North
- Location given for Blands Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2008999 Lon: -82.9776781
- 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 Ohio's counties, including Ross, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Blands 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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