A visit to the Blain 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 Blain Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blain Cemetery:
40.3379, -77.5036
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blain Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blain Cemetery is located in Perry County<2>.
. New Bloomfield lies 17 miles [27.4 km]
<3> to the east northeast of the Blain Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Blain Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Blain Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blain Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Emory Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Emory Chapel Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Chapel Cemetery
- East Waterford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McWilliams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The McWilliams Cemetery is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams Cemetery
- Eby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Eby Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eby Cemetery
- Restland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Restland Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restland Cemetery
- McCoysville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The McCoysville Cemetery is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoysville Cemetery
- McCaskey Graves
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The McCaskey Graves is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaskey Graves
- McClures Gap Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The McClures Gap Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClures Gap Cemetery
- Polk Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Polk Cemetery is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk Cemetery
- Landisburg Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Landisburg Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landisburg Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Henry Memorial Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lower Tuscarora Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Lower Tuscarora Church Cemetery is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Tuscarora Church Cemetery
- The Lower Tuscarora Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Academia Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45327 <5>
- Mt. Zion Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- United Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The United Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Cemetery
- Newville Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Newville Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville Cemetery
- John Graham Memorial Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Barkley Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Barkley Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkley Cemetery
- Elf Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Elf Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elf Cemetery
- Hanna Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Hanna Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna Cemetery
- Green Spring Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Green Spring Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Cemetery
- The Green Spring Cemetery has also been known as:
- Irishtown Cemetery
- Eshcol Memorial Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Church Hill Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Church Hill Cemetery is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill 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 Blain Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blain Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Germantown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cisna Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cisna Run is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisna Run
- Centre
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Centre is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
- Bixler
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bixler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Kistler
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kistler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- East Rutherford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Rutherford is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rutherford
- McCullochs Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullochs Mills
- Perulack
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Perulack is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
- Reeds Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
- Washington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Washington is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Peru Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- Waterloo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Waterloo is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Landisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Doyles Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
- Blairs Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Blairs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairs Mills
- Concord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Alinda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Alinda is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alinda
- Elliottsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Elliottsburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsburg
- Ickesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ickesburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ickesburg
- Newville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bears Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bears Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bears Crossroads
- Eshcol
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eshcol is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshcol
- Newburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Plainfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Old Port
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Old Port is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
- Port Royal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Blain Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Perry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blain Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Landisburg
- Newville
- Port Royal
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Blain Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Perry 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 Blain Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1169781 (Blain Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1169781 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: Perry
- Est. Elev: 236 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Blain
- Location given for Blain Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.3378607 Lon: -77.5035992
- 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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Perry, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blain 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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