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:
35.2262, -86.1150
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 Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Winchester. Winchester lies just to the south of the Blair Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Blair Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blair Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Acklen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Finch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Finch Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch Cemetery
- Sharp Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Sharp Springs Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Springs Cemetery
- Sharp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Sharp Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Cemetery
- Decherd Negro Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Decherd Negro Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decherd Negro Cemetery
- Hendon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hendon Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendon Cemetery
- Asia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Asia Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asia Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Clemmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Clemmons Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemmons Cemetery
- Harris Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Harris Chapel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Chapel Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Coutta Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Coutta Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coutta Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Wallis - Estill - Hayden - March Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- County Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- Darwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Darwin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin Cemetery
- Mt. Garner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Garner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Garner Cemetery
- McCollum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McCollum Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCollum Cemetery
- Decherd City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Decherd City Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decherd City Cemetery
- Lynch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Lynch Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Cemetery
- Corn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Corn Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn 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 Blair Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blair Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Estill Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Winchester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Decherd
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Greenhaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Cowan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tullahoma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lexie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Sewanee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Sal City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Homaway Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Beans Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Sand Switch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sand Switch is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Switch
- Belmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Huntland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pelham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Monteagle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Stephenson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stephenson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
- Hillsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Royal Oaks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Countyline
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Lynchburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cascade Hollow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Raus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
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 Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blair Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cowan
- Lynchburg
- Sewanee
- Tullahoma
- Winchester
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 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 Franklin 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 #1318578 (Blair Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1318578 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 292 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Winchester
- Location given for Blair Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2261936 Lon: -86.1149852
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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 Tennessee's counties, including Franklin, 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 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. |