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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blankenship Cemetery:
37.2859, -81.8387
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blankenship Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Buchanan County<2>.
The county seat for Buchanan County is located in Grundy. Grundy lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west of the Blankenship Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Blankenship Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blankenship Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Compton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Compton Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
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- Stacy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Stacy Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
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- Compton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Compton Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
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- White Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The White Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
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- Kaiser Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Kaiser Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
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- Cole Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
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- Buckeye Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Buckeye Cemetery is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye Cemetery
- Day Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Day Cemetery is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Keen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Keen Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keen Cemetery
- Keen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Keen Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
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- Keen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Keen Cemetery is located in McDowell County (WV)
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- Keen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Keen Cemetery is located in McDowell County (WV)
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- Stewart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
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- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The White Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
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- Mullins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The White Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
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- Day Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
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- Mitchell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Knob Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Knob Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Cemetery
- Knob Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Knob Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
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- Knob Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Knob Cemetery is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Cemetery
- Knob Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Knob Cemetery is located in McDowell County (WV)
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- Rowe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Rowe Cemetery is located in McDowell County (WV)
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- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Roe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Roe Cemetery is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell 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 Blankenship Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blankenship Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Height
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Height is located in McDowell County (WV)
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- Height
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Height is located in Buchanan County
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- Peapatch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Peapatch is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Peapatch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Peapatch is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Jackson Flats
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Flats is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Jackson Flats
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County
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- Paynesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Paynesville is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Paynesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Bradshaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bearwallow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bearwallow is located in Buchanan County
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- Matney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
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- War
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- War is located in McDowell County (WV)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Yukon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Yukon is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Avondale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Avondale is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Union City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Union City is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Janey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County
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- Mavisdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
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- Red Ash
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Red Ash is located in Tazewell County
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- Harman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harman is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harman
- Iaeger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Newhall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Newhall is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
- Wilmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wilmore is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Panther
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Panther is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Raven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Raven is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Richlands
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dunford Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dunford Village is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunford Village
- Roderfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Roderfield is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roderfield
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.
- Iaeger
- Richlands
- War
- War lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Blankenship Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for War.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War
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 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 Blankenship Cemetery:
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- 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 #1463560 (Blankenship Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1463560 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: 764 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bradshaw
- Location given for Blankenship Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2859457 Lon: -81.8387275
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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 Virginia's counties, including Buchanan, 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 from Point A (ie- Blankenship 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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