A visit to the Blankenship 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 Blankenship Cemetery ...
The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Buchanan County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Bailey Cemetery
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
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- Blankenship Cemetery
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
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- Blankenship Cemetery
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
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- Burke Cemetery
- The Burke Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
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- Cooper Cemetery
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
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- Cooper Cemetery
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
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- Cooper Cemetery
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in McDowell County (WV)
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- Davis Cemetery
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
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- Estep Cemetery
- The Estep Cemetery is located in McDowell County (WV)
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- Estep Cemetery
- The Estep Cemetery is located in McDowell County (WV)
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- Justice Cemetery
- The Justice Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
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- Kennedy Cemetery
- The Kennedy Cemetery is located in McDowell County (WV)
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- Lester Cemetery
- The Lester Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
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- Lester Cemetery
- The Lester Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
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- Lester Cemetery
- The Lester Cemetery is located in McDowell County (WV)
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- McClanahan Cemetery
- The McClanahan Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
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- Mullins Cemetery
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in McDowell County (WV)
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- Mullins Cemetery
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in McDowell County (WV)
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- Mullins Cemetery
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in McDowell County (WV)
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- Payne Cemetery
- The Payne Cemetery is located in McDowell County (WV)
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- Rife Cemetery
- The Rife Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
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- Smith Cemetery
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
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- Stacy Cemetery
- The Stacy Cemetery is located in McDowell County (WV)
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- Vance Cemetery
- The Vance Cemetery is located in McDowell County (WV)
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Blankenship Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Avondale
- Avondale is located in McDowell County (WV)
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- Big Rock
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County
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- Bradshaw
- Grundy
- Height
- Height is located in Buchanan County
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- Height
- Height is located in McDowell County (WV)
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- Iaeger
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County (WV)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Jackson Flats
- Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County
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- Jackson Flats
- Jackson Flats is located in McDowell County (WV)
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- Janey
- Janey is located in Buchanan County
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- Kelsa
- Kelsa is located in Buchanan County
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- Matney
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
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- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mavisdale
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
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- Panther
- Panther is located in McDowell County (WV)
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- Paw Paw
- Paw Paw is located in Pike County (KY)
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- Paynesville
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County
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- Paynesville
- Paynesville is located in McDowell County (WV)
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- Peapatch
- Peapatch is located in Buchanan County
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- Peapatch
- Peapatch is located in McDowell County (WV)
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- Royal City
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County
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- Stopover
- Stopover is located in Pike County (KY)
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- Union City
- Union City is located in McDowell County (WV)
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- Vansant
- Wharncliffe
- Wilmore
- Wilmore is located in McDowell County (WV)
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- Wyoming City
- Wyoming City is located in McDowell County (WV)
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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 Blankenship Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Buchanan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blankenship Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Blankenship Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Buchanan 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 Blankenship Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1463563 (Blankenship Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1463563 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: Buchanan
- Est. Elev: 602 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Patterson
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Buchanan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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- Blankenship Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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