A visit to the Blevins 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 Blevins Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blevins Cemetery:
36.9346, -81.7004
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blevins Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blevins Cemetery is located in Smyth County<2>.
The county seat for Smyth County is located in Marion. Marion lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Blevins Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Blevins Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blevins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fullen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Fullen Cemetery is located in Smyth County
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- Harper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Smyth County
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- Littrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Littrell Cemetery is located in Smyth County
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- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Smyth County
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- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Smyth County
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- Scott Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Scott Hill Cemetery is located in Smyth County
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- Roberts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Smyth County
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- Gollehon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Gollehon Cemetery is located in Smyth County
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- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- McCreadys Gap Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Humphrey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Humphrey Cemetery is located in Smyth County
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- Ward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Allison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Allison Cemetery is located in Smyth County
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- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Smyth County
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- Whitely Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Whitely Cemetery is located in Smyth County
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- McAllister Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The McAllister Cemetery is located in Smyth County
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- Parker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Smyth County
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- Doane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Doane Cemetery is located in Smyth County
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- Jackson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Smyth County
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- Poore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Poore Cemetery is located in Smyth County
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- Elizabeth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buchanan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Smyth County
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- Holmes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Holmes Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Cemetery
- Osborne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Osborne Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Cemetery
- Barns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Barns Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barns 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 Blevins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blevins Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Broadford
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
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- Cardwell Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
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- Allison Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Saltville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Paintlick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Paintlick is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintlick
- Ellendale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Clinchburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clinchburg is located in Washington County
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- Claypool Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Claypool Hill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Hill
- Chilhowie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Seven Mile Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
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- Steeleburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
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- Pounding Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Glade Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fleet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Asberrys
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Asberrys is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberrys
- Cedar Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Adwolf
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
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- Loves Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Marion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Richlands
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maxwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Mount Carmel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Thompson Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Valley is located in Tazewell County
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- Raven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Raven is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Lindell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
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- Friendship
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Pisgah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pisgah is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
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 Blevins Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Smyth County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blevins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Glade Spring
- Marion
- Richlands
- Saltville
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 either 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 Blevins Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Smyth 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 Blevins Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1481846 (Blevins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1481846 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: Smyth
- Est. Elev: 618 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Broadford
- Location given for Blevins Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9345591 Lon: -81.7003945
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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 Smyth, 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' (or 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- Blevins 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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