A visit to the Blakley 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 Blakley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blakley Cemetery:
38.2923, -81.3051
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blakley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blakley Cemetery is located in Kanawha County<2>.
The county seat for Kanawha County is located in Charleston. Charleston lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Blakley Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Blakley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blakley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Proctor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Proctor Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ramsey Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Dixie.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2221301 <5>
- Goodwin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Goodwin Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin Cemetery
- Ida Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Ida Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Cemetery
- Kennedy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
- Hinkle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hinkle Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle Cemetery
- O Dell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The O Dell Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O Dell Cemetery
- Odell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Odell Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Mt. Lewis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Lewis Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lewis Cemetery
- Montgomery Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Montgomery Memorial Park is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Memorial Park
- The Montgomery Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Montgomery Memorial Cemetery
- Montgomery Memorial Gardens
- Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Murdock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Murdock Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock Cemetery
- Ryder Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Ryder Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryder Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ryder Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the east of Pinch.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79780 <5>
- Virginias Chapel Slave Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Kanawha Valley Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Perry Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Good Shepherd Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- IOOF Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF 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 Blakley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blakley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hugheston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hugheston is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugheston
- Cannelton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cannelton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Dixie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Pratt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pratt is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Montgomery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Smithers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Glasgow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hollygrove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hollygrove is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollygrove
- Hollygrove has also been known as:
- Hollygrove Station
- Hudnall
- Handley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Handley is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Crescent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Crescent is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- East Bank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Bank is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bank
- Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Beech Glen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Glen is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Apgah ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Apgah is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apgah
- Coco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coco is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coco
- Kimberly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kimberly is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
- Mount Carbon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Carbon is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carbon
- Gauley Bridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cabin Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cabin Creek is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
- Dry Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
- Ronda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ronda is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronda
- Falls View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Falls View is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls View
- Bomont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bomont is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomont
- Three Mile
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Three Mile is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Mile
- Coal Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Coal Fork is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fork
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 Blakley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kanawha County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blakley 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 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 Blakley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Kanawha 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 Blakley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2586297 (Blakley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2586297 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: Kanawha
- Topo Map Name: Mammoth
- Location given for Blakley Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.292252 Lon: -81.3051323
- 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 Kanawha, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blakley 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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