A visit to the Blakeley 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 Blakeley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blakeley Cemetery:
35.3156, -88.4798
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blakeley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blakeley Cemetery is located in McNairy County<2>.
The county seat for McNairy County is located in Selmer. Selmer lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Blakeley Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Blakeley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blakeley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Baucum Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Baucum Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baucum Cemetery
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Mars Hill Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Hardin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hardin Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Cemetery
- Rocky Knob Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Rocky Knob Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Knob Cemetery
- Plunk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Plunk Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plunk Cemetery
- Hendrix Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hendrix Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix Cemetery
- Winding Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- O'Neal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Lanes Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lanes Chapel Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Chapel Cemetery
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- Dunn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Combs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Combs Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Malone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Malone Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Cemetery
- Beaty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Beaty Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty Cemetery
- Beauty Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Beauty Hill Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty Hill Cemetery
- Brackin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Brackin Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackin Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Wolverton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wolverton Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverton Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn 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 Blakeley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blakeley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Leapwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Leapwood is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leapwood
- Enville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Enville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Purdy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Purdy is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Sweet Lips
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sweet Lips is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lips
- Adamsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Milledgeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Milledgeville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Finger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bethel Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crump
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jacks Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Selmer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stantonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stantonville is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stantonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sibley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sibley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Henderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Masseyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Masseyville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyville
- Falcon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Falcon is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Sardis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rhodes Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rhodes Town is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Town
- Montezuma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Montezuma is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Rose Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Creek is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
- Savannah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Hardin County
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- Middle Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Middle Fork is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
- Shiloh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saltillo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Saltillo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
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 Blakeley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McNairy County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blakeley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adamsville
- Falcon
- Henderson
- Purdy
- Purdy lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Blakeley Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Purdy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Sardis
- Savannah
- Selmer
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Blakeley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to McNairy 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 Blakeley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1305282 (Blakeley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1305282 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: McNairy
- Est. Elev: 166 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Leapwood
- Location given for Blakeley Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3156352 Lon: -88.4797669
- 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 McNairy, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blakeley 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. |