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:
40.1701, -77.8661
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 Huntingdon County<2>.
The county seat for Huntingdon County is located in Huntingdon. Huntingdon lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the north northwest 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 5 miles [8 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
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Possumtown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Possumtown Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumtown Cemetery
- Old Logan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Old Logan Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Logan Cemetery
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- Duffey Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Duffey Family Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffey Family Cemetery
- Locke Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Locke Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke Cemetery
- Fair Ridge Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fleming Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Fleming Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Cemetery
- Pine Grove Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jordan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Chilcoat Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- McKendree Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Baker Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Baker Family Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Family Cemetery
- Salem Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McMullen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The McMullen Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen Cemetery
- Rockhill IOOF Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rockhill IOOF Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill IOOF Cemetery
- Flasher Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Price Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Ramsey Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ramsey Family Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Family Cemetery
- Cree Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cree Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cree Cemetery
- Crow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Crow Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
- Bolinger Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gilliland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Gilliland Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliland Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- Shade Gap
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Neelyton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Neelyton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelyton
- Pogue
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pogue is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogue
- Maddensville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Maddensville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddensville
- Orbisonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rockhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rockhill is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Rockhill has also been known as:
- Rockhill Furnace
- Dry Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dry Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Burnt Cabins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Burnt Cabins is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cabins
- Three Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Selea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Selea is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selea
- Newbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Newbridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbridge
- Doylestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Doylestown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Saltillo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Saltillo is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Clear Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Ridge
- Shirleysburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fort Littleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waterfall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Metal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Metal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metal
- Freestone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Freestone is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Coles ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coles is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
- Rocky Ridge ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Kimmel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kimmel is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel
- Joller ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Joller is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joller
- Cowans Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cowans Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowans Village
- Roxbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Roxbury is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Blairs Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blairs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairs Mills
- Aughwick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Aughwick is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aughwick
- Cassville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cassville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 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. The following communities are located in Huntingdon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blair Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Blair Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Huntingdon 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 #1847179 (Blair Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1847179 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: Huntingdon
- Est. Elev: 298 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shade Gap
- Location given for Blair Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.1700836 Lon: -77.8661076
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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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Huntingdon, 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- 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |