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:
35.8756, -88.3817
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 Carroll County<2>.
The county seat for Carroll County is located in Huntingdon. Huntingdon lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Blair Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Blair Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Blair Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blair Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sellers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Sellers Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Enochs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Enochs Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochs Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Jamison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jamison Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison Cemetery
- Bar Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bar Springs Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bar Springs Cemetery
- Davis Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Davis Chapel Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Chapel Cemetery
- Stanford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Black Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Rosser Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Rosser Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosser Cemetery
- Carnell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Carnell Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnell Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Palmer Shelter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Coffman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Coffman Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffman Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Pearson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Pearson Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Eubank Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Eubank Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eubank Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Clarksburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Clarksburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Anark
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Anark is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anark
- Concord
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Parkers Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Farmville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Farmville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Buena Vista
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Huntingdon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- McHaney ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- McHaney is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHaney
- Poplar Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Hollow Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bruceton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- McLemoresville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- McLemoresville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLemoresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Chaseville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chaseville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Lexington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Whitthorne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Whitthorne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitthorne
- Lavinia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Hico
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hico is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Sandy Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Point is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Wingo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wingo is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
- Trezevant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chesterfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
- Atwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Atwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
- Spring Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Claybrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Claybrook is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybrook
- Jeannette
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jeannette is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Carroll County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blair Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bruceton
- Huntingdon
- Lexington
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 professional and volunteer 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 Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Carroll 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 #1305278 (Blair Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1305278 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: Carroll
- Est. Elev: 155 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Palmer Shelter
- Location given for Blair Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8756198 Lon: -88.3817146
- 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 Carroll, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |