A visit to the Blackshire 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 Blackshire Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blackshire Cemetery:
35.3154, -87.9711
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blackshire Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blackshire Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Waynesboro. Waynesboro lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east of the Blackshire Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Blackshire Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Blackshire Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blackshire Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Grigg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Grigg Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigg Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Dillon Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Dillon Farm Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon Farm Cemetery
- Brashier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Brashier Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashier Cemetery
- Old Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Old Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery
- Beckham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Beckham Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckham Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Flat Gap Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Flat Gap Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap Cemetery
- Hutton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hutton Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton Cemetery
- Montague Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Montague Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Evans Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Evans Chapel Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Chapel Cemetery
- Elliott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Elliott Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Hardin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hardin Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Gilmore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gilmore Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Grimes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Grimes Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes Cemetery
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Blackshire Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blackshire Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Clifton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sorby ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sorby is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorby
- Smiths Fork ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smiths Fork is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Fork
- Waynesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Paulks ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Paulks is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulks
- Flatwoods
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dunbar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dunbar is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Saltillo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Saltillo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- New Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Savannah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lowryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lowryville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowryville
- Collinwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Collinwood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Sibley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sibley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
- Bruton Branch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bruton Branch is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruton Branch
- Decaturville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Scotts Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Sardis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crump
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Gibbs ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gibbs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
- Linden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
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 Blackshire Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blackshire Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clifton
- Collinwood
- Decaturville
- Linden
- Sardis
- Savannah
- Scotts Hill
- Waynesboro
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 Blackshire Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Blackshire Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1305274 (Blackshire Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1305274 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 156 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Eagle Creek
- Location given for Blackshire Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.315355 Lon: -87.9711394
- 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 Wayne, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blackshire 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. |