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A visit to the Blanton 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 Blanton Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blanton Cemetery:

32.1040, -96.8647

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blanton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Blanton Cemetery is located in Ellis County<2>.

The county seat for Ellis County is located in Waxahachie. Waxahachie lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the north of the Blanton Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Blanton Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Blanton Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blanton Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Blanton - Hooser Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Frost Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Richland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pevehouse Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pevehouse Cemetery is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pevehouse Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pevehouse Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Frost.
    • The Pevehouse Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Crossroads Cemetery
    • New Pevehouse Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5967 <5>
  • Lone Oak Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Lone Oak Cemetery is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak Cemetery
  • Old Brandon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
    • The Union Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Richland Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7348 <5>
  • Hughes Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Hughes Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
  • Forreston Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Forreston Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forreston Cemetery
  • Brandon Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Brandon Cemetery is located in Hill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Cemetery
    • The Brandon Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bynum Brandon Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2689 <5>
  • Salem Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Hill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
  • Dean Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Dean Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Graham Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Graham Cemetery is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
    • Austonia Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Austonia Cemetery is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austonia Cemetery
    • Salem Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
    • Walling Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Walling Cemetery is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walling Cemetery
    • Maloney Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Maloney Cemetery is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maloney Cemetery
    • Bee Creek Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bee Creek Cemetery is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Creek Cemetery
    • Berrys Chapel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pelham Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Pelham Cemetery is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham Cemetery
    • Raleigh Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Raleigh Cemetery is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Raleigh Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Dresden.
      • The Raleigh Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Raleigh Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #252883 <5>
    • Dresden Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cryer Creek Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Cryer Creek Cemetery is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cryer Creek Cemetery
    • Grange Hall Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Grange Hall Cemetery is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Hall Cemetery
    • Glenwood Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood 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 Blanton Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blanton Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Mertens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Frost
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Milford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Italy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Brandon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Irene
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Blooming Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Avalon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Forreston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Dresden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dresden is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
  • Nash
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Nash is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
  • Carl's Corner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Carl's Corner is located in Hill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl's Corner
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Bynum
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cryer Creek ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Cryer Creek is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cryer Creek
    • Malone
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Barry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Boz
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Boz is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boz
    • Spring Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Spring Hill is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Navarro Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Navarro Mills is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarro Mills
    • Bardwell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Howard
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Howard is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
    • Silver City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Silver City is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Lovelace
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Lovelace is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
    • Hillsboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dawson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Maypearl
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Itasca
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

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 Blanton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ellis County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blanton Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Blanton Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Ellis 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 Blanton Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1330853  (Blanton Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1330853 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: Ellis
      • Est. Elev: 149 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Frost
      • Location given for Blanton Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.1040407     Lon: -96.8647187
      • 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 Texas' counties, including Ellis, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blanton 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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