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:
37.3890, -81.9910
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 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Blankenship Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Blankenship Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blankenship Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Blankenship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
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- Justice Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Justice Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice Cemetery
- Belcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Belcher Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Justice Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Justice Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice Cemetery
- Lester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
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- Mullins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
- Stacy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Stacy Cemetery is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy Cemetery
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- Burke Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Burke Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Lester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
- Mullins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
- Lester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
- Matney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Matney Cemetery is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Matney Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Panther (WV).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79063 <5>
- Rife Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rife Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rife 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 Blankenship Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blankenship Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Matney
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
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- Kelsa
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kelsa is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsa
- Paynesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paynesville is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Paynesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Jackson Flats
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Flats is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Jackson Flats
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County
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- Panther
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Panther is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Paw Paw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Paw Paw is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
- Grundy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wyoming City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wyoming City is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming City
- Royal City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Bradshaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Iaeger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Stopover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stopover is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stopover
- Big Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County
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- Janey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Avondale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Avondale is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Union City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Union City is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Majestic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Majestic is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- Wharncliffe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Vansant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Height
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Height is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Height
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Height is located in Buchanan County
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- Phelps
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coleman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coleman is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 #1463561 (Blankenship Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1463561 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: 353 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Panther
- Location given for Blankenship Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3889995 Lon: -81.990958
- 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 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 'straight-line' 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |