A visit to the Blackburn 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 Blackburn Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blackburn Cemetery:
35.6578, -85.2150
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blackburn Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blackburn Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County<2>.
The county seat for Bledsoe County is located in Pikeville. Pikeville lies just to the south southeast of the Blackburn Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Blackburn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blackburn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Boynton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Boynton Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
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- Beach Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Beach Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Iron Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Iron Hill Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill Cemetery
- Beaverhill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Beaverhill Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverhill Cemetery
- DeBord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The DeBord Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeBord Cemetery
- Henson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Henson Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henson Cemetery
- Arnett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Arnett Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- McReynolds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McReynolds Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McReynolds Cemetery
- Pendergrass Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pendergrass Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendergrass Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Simmons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Smyrna Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Hutcheson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hutcheson Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
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- Hale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Walling Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Walling Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walling Cemetery
- Humble Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Humble Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humble Cemetery
- Vernon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Vernon Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Cemetery
- Rollins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Rollins Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins Cemetery
- Worthington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Worthington Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington Cemetery
- Warner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seals Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Seals Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seals Cemetery
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]<3> of the Blackburn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blackburn Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pikeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ninemile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
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- Summer City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Winesap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Newton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- Brockdell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Brayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Ogden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Cumberland Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Burke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Pailo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sweetgum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Todd Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- Erasmus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Spencer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Graysville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Dayton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bryan Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Lantana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Chalybeate
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Jewett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Lake Tansi Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
- Cummingsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Meade ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
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 Blackburn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bledsoe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blackburn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Blackburn Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Bledsoe 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 Blackburn Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1277603 (Blackburn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1277603 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: Bledsoe
- Est. Elev: 570 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Billingsley Gap
- Location given for Blackburn Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6578452 Lon: -85.2149627
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Bledsoe, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blackburn 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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