A visit to the Bland 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 Bland Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bland Cemetery:
36.8209, -94.7541
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bland Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bland Cemetery is located in Ottawa County<2>.
The county seat for Ottawa County is located in Miami. Miami lies just to the west northwest of the Bland Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bland Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Bland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wyandotte Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wyandotte Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandotte Cemetery
- Hudson Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hudson Creek Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Creek Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Peery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Peery Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peery Cemetery
- Glen Abbey Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Nidiffer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Nidiffer Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nidiffer Cemetery
- Fairland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairland Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland Cemetery
- Peoria Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Peoria Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria Cemetery
- Seneca Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Seneca Cemetery is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Cemetery
- Sulphur Bend Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Sulphur Bend Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Bend Cemetery
- GAR Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The GAR Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for GAR Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the GAR Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Miami.
- The GAR Cemetery has also been known as:
- GAR Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98534 <5>
- Coal Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Coal Creek Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Rinehart Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Rinehart Cemetery is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinehart Cemetery
- Indian Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Indian Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Burson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Burson Cemetery is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burson Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Sparling Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Sparling Cemetery is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparling Cemetery
- Newman Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Newman Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman 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 Bland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wyandotte
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ottawa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ottawa is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Kellyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kellyville is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Fairland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Miami
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lincolnville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lincolnville is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Seneca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Peoria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peoria is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Dotyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dotyville is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotyville
- Quapaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Commerce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Miami
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Miami is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Miami
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Narcissa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Narcissa is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narcissa
- Cardin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hockerville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hockerville is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockerville
- Copeland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Copeland is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Picher ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Tiff City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tiff City is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff City
- Commonwealth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Commonwealth is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
- Cayuga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cayuga is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Treece
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Treece is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treece
- Estimated population in 2012: 136 people
- May
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- May is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
- Racine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Racine is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Afton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Loma Linda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Loma Linda is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Linda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Baxter Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Baxter Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Baxter Junction is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Junction
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 Bland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ottawa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Afton
- Baxter Springs
- Commerce
- Fairland
- Kellyville
- Miami
- Picher - Historic
- Quapaw
- Seneca
- Treece
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 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 Bland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Ottawa 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 Bland Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1090252 (Bland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1090252 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: Ottawa
- Est. Elev: 235 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Miami SE
- Location given for Bland Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8209026 Lon: -94.7541179
- 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 Oklahoma's counties, including Ottawa, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bland 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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