A visit to the Blair 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 Blair Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blair Cemetery:
37.8995, -82.1174
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blair Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blair Cemetery is located in Logan County<2>.
The county seat for Logan County is located in Logan. Logan lies just to the east southeast of the Blair Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Blair Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blair Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tomblin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Tomblin Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomblin Cemetery
- Avis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Avis Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis Cemetery
- Conley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Conley Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Sol Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Sol Adams Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sol Adams Cemetery
- Isaac Collins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marcum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Marcum Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcum Cemetery
- Fillinger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Fillinger Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillinger Cemetery
- Conley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Conley Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Farley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Farley Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Alexanders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Alexanders Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexanders Cemetery
- Ferrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ferrell Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell Cemetery
- Dingess Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dingess Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess Cemetery
- Dingess Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dingess Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess Cemetery
- Butcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Butcher Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Dingess Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Dingess Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess Cemetery
- Vance Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Vance Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Blair Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blair Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Whirlwind
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whirlwind is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whirlwind
- Dingess
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dingess is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess
- Troy Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Troy Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Town
- Hedgeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hedgeview is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeview
- Holden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holden is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Thompson Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Town
- Whitman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Logan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Logan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Peach Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Peach Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
- Mitchell Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Chapmanville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Wilkinson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Big Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Big Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Myrtle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Banco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Banco is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banco
- Harts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Switzer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Switzer is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
- Fort Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fort Branch is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
- Omar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Manila
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Manila is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Wilsondale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
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 Blair Cemetery. The following communities are located in Logan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blair Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Blair Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Logan 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 Blair Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1557369 (Blair Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1557369 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: Logan
- Est. Elev: 318 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chapmanville
- Location given for Blair Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8995444 Lon: -82.1173549
- 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 Logan, 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- Blair 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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