A visit to the Blankenship 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 Blankenship Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blankenship Cemetery:
38.2120, -82.3626
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blankenship Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Wayne. Wayne lies just to the west northwest of the Blankenship Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Blankenship Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blankenship Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dean Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Dean Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Stephens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Adkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Stevens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Stevens Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery
- Crockett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Crockett Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Community Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Community Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Vine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Vine Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Drenner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Drenner Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenner Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Morrison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Morrison Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mill Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Adkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Crockett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Crockett Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Napier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Napier Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Osburn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Osburn Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Adkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Tallclay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Tallclay Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Parsons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Parsons Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Hobbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hobbs Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Adkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Mars Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mars Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Cemetery
- Cedar Cliff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cedar Cliff Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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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 Blankenship Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blankenship Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Armilda
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County
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- East Lynn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County
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- Nestlow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nestlow is located in Wayne County
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- Wayne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Echo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Echo is located in Wayne County
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- Kiahsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Cove Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
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- Sheridan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sheridan is located in Lincoln County
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- Sarah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sarah is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
- Centerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Wayne County
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- West Hamlin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Hamlin is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hamlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Salt Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Effie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Effie is located in Wayne County
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- Hodges
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hodges is located in Cabell County
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- Melissa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Melissa is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melissa
- Wewanta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewanta
- Kinder ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kinder is located in Lincoln County
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- Buffalo Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo Creek is located in Wayne County
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- Hubbardstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hubbardstown is located in Wayne County
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- Mineral Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County
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- Dunlow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Myra
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Lockwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lockwood is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Durbin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Durbin is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Reid
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Reid is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid
- Buchanan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Buchanan is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Zelda ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Zelda is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelda
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 Blankenship Cemetery. The following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blankenship Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Wayne
- Wayne lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Blankenship Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wayne.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
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 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 Blankenship Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Blankenship Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1536092 (Blankenship Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1536092 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 326 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Nestlow
- Location given for Blankenship Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.2120318 Lon: -82.3626489
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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 West Virginia's counties, including Wayne, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blankenship 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |