A visit to the Blackshire 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 Blackshire Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blackshire Cemetery:
38.5973, -81.5498
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blackshire Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blackshire Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Ripley. Ripley lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Blackshire Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Blackshire Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Blackshire Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blackshire Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Comer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Comer Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer Cemetery
- Covey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Covey Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covey Cemetery
- Berry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Berry Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Cemetery
- Clendenin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Clendenin Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenin Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Haynes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Haynes Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Cemetery
- Shafer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Shafer Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafer Cemetery
- Haynes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Haynes Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Cemetery
- Counts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Counts Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Cemetery
- Marion Counts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Marion Counts Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Counts Cemetery
- The Marion Counts Cemetery has also been known as:
- Counts Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78085 <5>
- Kiser Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Kiser Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser Cemetery
- Siders Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Siders Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siders Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Mangus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mangus Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangus Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lanham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Lanham Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham Cemetery
- Milam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Milam Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milam Cemetery
- Hunt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Lowe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Lowe Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe Cemetery
- Hackney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hackney Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney Cemetery
- Kiser Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Kiser Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Counts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Counts Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Cemetery
- Duff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Duff Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Dawson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- Fields Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fields Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Cemetery
- The Fields Cemetery has also been known as:
- Taylor Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Presley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Presley Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presley Cemetery
- Presley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Presley Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presley 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 Blackshire Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blackshire Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Island Branch
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Cicerone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Romance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Romance is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Fletcher
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fletcher is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Kentuck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Sissonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Legg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Aarons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons
- Walton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kenna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Wills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wills is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills
- Statts Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Zona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Flint Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Jarretts Ford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jarretts Ford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarretts Ford
- Elkview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Youngs Bottom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Youngs Bottom is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Bottom
- Falling Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rock
- Sigman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Reamer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Reamer is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamer
- Wellford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wellford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 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 Blackshire Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Blackshire Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1536067 (Blackshire Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1536067 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 244 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Romance
- Location given for Blackshire Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5973146 Lon: -81.5498469
- 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 West Virginia's counties, including Jackson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blackshire 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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