A visit to the Blair 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 Blair Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Blair Cemetery (FG ID #2253777)
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blair Cemetery has been estimated.<2>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blair Cemetery
Lat: 45.0452° (45° 2' 42")
Lon: -123.4344° (-123° 26' 3")
The Blair Cemetery is located in Polk County<3>.
The county seat for Polk County is located in Dallas. Dallas lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the south southeast of the Blair Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Blair Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blair Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Harmony Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mennonite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Willamina Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Greencrest Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greencrest Memorial Park
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greencrest Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Greencrest Memorial Park is located in Yamhill County
- Hussey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hussey Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hussey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hussey Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38932 <1>
- Masonic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Yamhill County
- Salt Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salt Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salt Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Salt Creek Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Ball Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Highland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Yamhill County
- Buck Hollow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deer Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deer Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Deer Creek Cemetery is located in Yamhill County
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- United Brethren Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Brethren Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the United Brethren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The United Brethren Cemetery is located in Yamhill County
- Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Indian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Indian Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Brigittine Monastery Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hussey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hussey Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hussey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hussey Cemetery is located in Yamhill County
- Holmes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holmes Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holmes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Holmes Cemetery is located in Yamhill County
- Brown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Dallas Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fast Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fast Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fast Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fast Cemetery is located in Polk County
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]<4> of the Blair Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blair Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Buell
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Willamina
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sheridan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bellevue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ellendale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dolph Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Ronde
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Smithfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dallas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crowley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crowley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
- Crowley is located in Polk County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Crowley
- From the Blair Cemetery to Crowley
- Falls City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rickreall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Amity
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amity have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Amity is located in Yamhill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,722 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amity <7>
- Bridgeport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Whiteson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whiteson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteson
- Whiteson is located in Yamhill County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Whiteson
- From the Blair Cemetery to Whiteson
- Zena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Eola Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eola Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola Village
- Eola Village is located in Yamhill County
- Monmouth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- McMinnville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Valsetz ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Independence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eola have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
- Eola is located in Polk County
- Lincoln
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hopewell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dolph ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dolph. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph
- Dolph is located in Tillamook County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dolph
- From the Blair Cemetery to Dolph
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 Polk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blair Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amity
- Dallas
- Falls City
- Grand Ronde
- Independence
- McMinnville
- Monmouth
- Sheridan
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Blair Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oregon:
- Pages specific to Polk County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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:
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Polk County: www.co.polk.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Blair Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0452, Longitude: -123.4344 |
<5> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |