A visit to the Blanks 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 Blanks Cemetery ...
The Blanks Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Aarons Creek Cemetery
- The Aarons Creek Cemetery is located in Halifax County
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- Bowen Cemetery
- The Bowen Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
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- Buffalo Cemetery
- The Buffalo Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
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- Burwell Cemetery
- The Burwell Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
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- Chandler Cemetery
- The Chandler Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
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- Dyer Cemetery
- The Dyer Cemetery is located in Halifax County
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- Elliott Cemetery
- The Elliott Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
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- Gravel Hill Cemetery
- The Gravel Hill Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
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- Hayes Cemetery
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
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- Hayes Cemetery
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
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- Hebron Cemetery
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
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- Hite Cemetery
- The Hite Cemetery is located in Halifax County
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- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hitesburg Cemetery
- The Hitesburg Cemetery is located in Halifax County
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- Nelson Cemetery
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
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- Oakhurst Cemetery
- The Oakhurst Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
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- Overbey Cemetery
- The Overbey Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
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- Puryear Cemetery
- The Puryear Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
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- Snead Cemetery
- The Snead Cemetery is located in Halifax County
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- White Oak Fork Cemetery
- White Oak Fork Cemetery
- Williamson Cemetery
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Blanks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Aarons Creek
- Aarons Creek is located in Halifax County
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- Averett
- Averett is located in Mecklenburg County
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- Bullock
- Clarksville
- Clover
- Cluster Springs
- Cluster Springs is located in Halifax County
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- Finchley
- Finchley is located in Mecklenburg County
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- Henrico
- Henrico is located in Mecklenburg County
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- Jeffress
- Jeffress is located in Mecklenburg County
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- Mayo
- Mayo is located in Halifax County
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- Midway
- Midway is located in Halifax County
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- Mill Village
- Mill Village is located in Mecklenburg County
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- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Nelson
- Nelson is located in Mecklenburg County
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- Omega
- Omega is located in Halifax County
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- Orgainville
- Orgainville is located in Mecklenburg County
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- Scottsburg
- Shiny Rock
- Shiny Rock is located in Mecklenburg County
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- Skipwith
- Skipwith is located in Mecklenburg County
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- South Boston
- Virgilina
- Wilbourns
- Wilbourns is located in Granville County (NC)
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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 Blanks Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mecklenburg County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blanks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boydton
- Chase City
- Clarksville
- Halifax
- Scottsburg
- South Boston
- Stovall
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Blanks Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Mecklenburg 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 Blanks Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1500618 (Blanks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1500618 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: Mecklenburg
- Est. Elev: 131 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Buffalo Springs
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Mecklenburg, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blanks Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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