Blue Pond Cemetery - Camp Blanding Military Reservation, Clay County, Florida File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Fannie J. Young, yngedtn1@juno.com USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. This file may not be removed from this server or altered in any way for placement on another server without the consent of the State and USGenWeb Project coordinators and the contributor. *********************************************************************** At the time we were trying to get into Blanding to survey these cemeteries, we were told we COULD NOT visit, because some of the cemeteries were in IMPACT AREAS. If we went in, we had to have an escort to guide us so we wouldn't get hurt. Records reflect that five cemetery sites are located on the Camp Blanding Military Reservation. Four of these are civilian cemeteries and one formerly a World War II Prisoner of War Cemetery. The four civilian cemeteries were formerly associated with a church or congregation and existed on the land, which was acquired when Camp Blanding was established in 1939. During World War II, a German Prisoner of War Cemetery was established to provide a burial place for deceased prisoners of war who were detained there. This cemetery was closed 25 April, 1946 and the deceased moved to Ft. Benning Georgia National Cemetery. All of the cemeteries are marked and fenced. Access roads and trails leading to them are clear and passable. Visitors must use caution as the trails are narrow and rough and in some instances seasonal vegetation may scratch the automobile finish. Blue Pond Cemetery 00100505 Starting from the boat ramp at Blue Pond take the tank trail which runs south-east. Approximately 200 meters down the trail take the unmarked trail that branches off to the right at a 35 degree angle. Follow that trail until it ends. The cemetery will be on the left hand side. 25 X 30 m. Louisa COLEMAN, Oct. 26, 1833 - Mar. 12, 1909 Moses COLEMAN, Dec. 25, 1827 - Sep. 12, 1891 Martha Johnson, 1842 - 1917 The YATES Family M. D. L. C. The site is fenced. Fence is in good condition but for a tree that has fallen over onto it. No vandalism observed. The trail to the cemetery from the tank trail requires some clearing. The cemetery itself requires only general groundskeeping activities. Estimate 6 hours