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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:

31.8896, -94.8655

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 Rusk County<2>.

The county seat for Rusk County is located in Henderson. Henderson lies 18 miles [29 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 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Blanton Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Jones - Seagroves Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Glenfawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Glenfawn Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfawn Cemetery
  • Anadarko Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
    • The Shiloh Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Shiloh Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2165629 <5>
  • Bagley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Bagley Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley Cemetery
  • Kipp Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Kipp Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipp Cemetery
  • Vaughn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
  • Fuller Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Fuller Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Cemetery
  • Simon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Simon Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simon Cemetery
  • Blanton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Blanton Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton Cemetery
  • Gould Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Gould Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Cemetery
  • Sacul Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Sacul Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacul Cemetery
    • The Sacul Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hughes King Williamson Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Lyles - Sanders Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Cool Springs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Cool Springs Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs Cemetery
    • Wiggins Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Wiggins Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Cemetery
    • Medford Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Medford Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Cemetery
    • Fenton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Fenton Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton Cemetery
    • Blackburn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Blackburn Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Cemetery
    • Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Holleman Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Holleman Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holleman 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 Blanton Cemetery.

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

  • Sacul
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cushing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sulphur Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Sulphur Springs is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
  • Dextra
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra
  • Laneville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • New Salem
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • New Salem is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
  • Reklaw
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Oak Flats
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Flats is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flats
  • Looneyville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
  • Trawick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Trawick is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trawick
  • Mount Enterprise
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Nat
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Nat is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nat
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Minden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ponta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Ponta is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
    • Big Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Big Springs is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
    • Douglass
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • New Summerfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • New Birmingham ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
    • Concord
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Concord is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Brachfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Brachfield is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brachfield
    • Griffin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Griffin is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
    • Gallatin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Rusk
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Rusk is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,664 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rusk <6>
    • Price
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Blackjack
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Blackjack is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack

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 Rusk 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 Rusk 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 #1330851  (Blanton Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1330851 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: Rusk
      • Est. Elev: 114 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Laneville
      • Location given for Blanton Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.889615     Lon: -94.8654929
      • 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 Rusk, 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- 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.