A visit to the Blackwell 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 Blackwell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blackwell Cemetery:
35.7731, -87.7559
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blackwell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blackwell Cemetery is located in Perry County<2>.
The county seat for Perry County is located in Linden. Linden lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Blackwell Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Blackwell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blackwell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tate Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Tate Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate Cemetery
- Dodson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Leeper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Leeper Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeper Cemetery
- Curry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Curry Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Cemetery
- Gunter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Gunter Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter Cemetery
- Barber Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Barber Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber Cemetery
- Dudley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Dudley Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley Cemetery
- Hester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hester Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Poole Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Poole Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole Cemetery
- DePriest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The DePriest Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DePriest Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Murray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Murray Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Cemetery
- Burns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Burns Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Cemetery
- Bone Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bone Spring Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Spring Cemetery
- Wolf Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Wolf Creek Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Cemetery
- Blackwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Blackwell Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Cemetery
- Blackwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Blackwell Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Cemetery
- Barham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Barham Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barham Cemetery
- Cude Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cude Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cude Cemetery
- Stanley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- Lynn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lynn Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Cemetery
- Blackwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Blackwell Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Cemetery
- Shanes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shanes Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanes Cemetery
- Murphree Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Murphree Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Wilkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilkins Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Blackwell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blackwell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lobelville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Beardstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beardstown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Whitfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Whitfield is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Only
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Pleasantville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasantville is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Linden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehouse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehouse is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Bakerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Hurricane Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oakview ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oakview is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Mousetail ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mousetail is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kimmins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kimmins is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
- Aetna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aetna is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Centerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sugar Tree
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sugar Tree is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
- Nunnelly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
- Graham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Coxburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coxburg is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Swan Bluff
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Plant
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
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- Hustburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
- Hohenwald
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jeannette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jeannette is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Flatwoods
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- New Johnsonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
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 Blackwell 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 Blackwell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bakerville
- Centerville
- Hohenwald
- Linden
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Blackwell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- 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 Blackwell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1277622 (Blackwell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1277622 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: 148 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lobelville
- Location given for Blackwell Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7731216 Lon: -87.7558563
- 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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blackwell 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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