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Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Blue Grass (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Blue Grass. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

A Few Details for Blue Grass ...

While it's still very early in our research, we found that:

  • Blue Grass was settled in 1836.
  • It was incorporated in 1903.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Blue Grass is located in Scott County.

To see how the shape of Iowa's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Scott County: Cedar, Clinton, Muscatine & Rock Island (IL).

Below are the counties that are near Blue Grass. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blue Grass:

  • Scott County     (The home county of Blue Grass)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue Grass, with the one closest to Blue Grass listed first.
    • Buffalo
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
      • Buffalo is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,257 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <2>
    • Walcott
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Davenport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Maysville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
      • Maysville is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
    • Durant
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hickory Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Bettendorf
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Donahue
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Eldridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Riverdale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
      • Riverdale is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
    • Long Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • New Liberty
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty
      • New Liberty is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
    • Dixon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Cedar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue Grass, with the one closest to Blue Grass listed first.
    • Sunbury
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lime City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lime City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
      • Lime City is located in Cedar County
      • Former names for Lime City:
      • Lime Kilns
      • Munn
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lime City
      • From Blue Grass to Lime City
    • Bennett
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
      • Bennett is located in Cedar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
    • Rochester
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Lowden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowden
      • Lowden is located in Cedar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowden <2>
    • Tipton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tipton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
      • Tipton is located in Cedar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,178 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipton <2>
    • Springdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Centerdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Buchanan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Clarence
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Downey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
      • Downey is located in Cedar County
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue Grass, with the one closest to Blue Grass listed first.
    • Calamus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calamus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calamus
      • Calamus is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
    • Grand Mound
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Mound
      • Grand Mound is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Mound <2>
    • Wheatland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
      • Wheatland is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 724 people
    • De Witt
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Folletts
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bliedorn ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bliedorn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliedorn
      • Bliedorn is located in Clinton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bliedorn
      • From Blue Grass to Bliedorn
    • Toronto
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Welton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welton
      • Welton is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
    • Shaffton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • North Welton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Low Moor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Louisa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue Grass, with the one closest to Blue Grass listed first.
    • Grandview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
      • Grandview is located in Louisa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
    • Letts
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Muscatine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue Grass, with the one closest to Blue Grass listed first.
    • Midway Beach
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Prairie
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Pine Mills ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
      • Pine Mills is located in Muscatine County
    • Stockton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
      • Stockton is located in Muscatine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
    • Fairport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
      • Fairport is located in Muscatine County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fairport
      • From Blue Grass to Fairport
    • South Towne Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Towne Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Towne Park
      • South Towne Park is located in Muscatine County
    • Wilton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
      • Wilton is located in Muscatine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,800 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <2>
    • Moscow
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Muscatine
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muscatine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscatine
      • Muscatine is located in Muscatine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,523 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muscatine <2>
    • Fruitland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Atalissa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • West Liberty
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
      • West Liberty is located in Muscatine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,734 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Liberty <2>
    • Nichols
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nichols have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
      • Nichols is located in Muscatine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
  • Henry County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue Grass, with the one closest to Blue Grass listed first.
    • Briar Bluff
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Colona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona
      • Colona is located in Henry County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,049 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colona <2>
    • Green Rock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Rock
      • Green Rock is located in Henry County (IL)
    • Orion
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cleveland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
      • Cleveland is located in Henry County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
    • Dayton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Morristown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morristown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
      • Morristown is located in Henry County (IL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Morristown
      • From Blue Grass to Morristown
    • Lynn Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynn Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Center
      • Lynn Center is located in Henry County (IL)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynn Center <2>
    • Hickory Hills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
      • Hickory Hills is located in Henry County (IL)
    • Ophiem
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ophiem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophiem
      • Ophiem is located in Henry County (IL)
    • Osco
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osco
      • Osco is located in Henry County (IL)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osco <2>
    • Andover
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
      • Andover is located in Henry County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <2>
    • Alpha
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
      • Alpha is located in Henry County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpha <2>
  • Mercer County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue Grass, with the one closest to Blue Grass listed first.
    • Marston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
      • Marston is located in Mercer County (IL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Marston
      • From Blue Grass to Marston
    • Preemption
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preemption have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preemption
      • Preemption is located in Mercer County (IL)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preemption <2>
    • Sherrard
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherrard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrard
      • Sherrard is located in Mercer County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherrard <2>
    • Eliza
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Petersville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Matherville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matherville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
      • Matherville is located in Mercer County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matherville <2>
    • Aledo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aledo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aledo
      • Aledo is located in Mercer County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,383 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aledo <2>
    • Shale City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shale City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shale City
      • Shale City is located in Mercer County (IL)
    • Gilchrist
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Joy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Griffin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Griffin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
      • Griffin is located in Mercer County (IL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Griffin
      • From Blue Grass to Griffin
    • Viola
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
      • Viola is located in Mercer County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Viola <2>
    • New Boston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
      • New Boston is located in Mercer County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 644 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Boston <2>
  • Rock Island County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue Grass, with the one closest to Blue Grass listed first.
    • Andalusia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andalusia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andalusia
      • Andalusia is located in Rock Island County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andalusia <2>
    • Edgington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edgington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgington
      • Edgington is located in Rock Island County (IL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Edgington
      • From Blue Grass to Edgington
    • Taylor Ridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Ridge
      • Taylor Ridge is located in Rock Island County (IL)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor Ridge <2>
    • Rock Island
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Illinois City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Illinois City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois City
      • Illinois City is located in Rock Island County (IL)
    • Milan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Oak Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Rock Island County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
    • Buffalo Prairie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Coyne Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coyne Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyne Center
      • Coyne Center is located in Rock Island County (IL)
    • Moline
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Reynolds
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Coal Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
      • Coal Valley is located in Rock Island County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,719 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coal Valley <2>
    • East Moline
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Moline have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moline
      • East Moline is located in Rock Island County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,473 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blue Grass, see our County-by-County Page for Blue Grass.

Cemeteries Near Blue Grass ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blue Grass.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blue Grass covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blue Grass, with the one closest to Blue Grass listed first.

  • Blue Grass Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Grass Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Grass Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kisenmacher Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kisenmacher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kisenmacher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Montpelier Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montpelier Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montpelier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Peter's Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Asbury Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Asbury Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Asbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Walcott Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walcott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walcott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Parr Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parr Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Andalusia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andalusia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Andalusia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Friday Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friday Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friday Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dodge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dodge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dodge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nye Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nye Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nye Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (307 more) ...
    • Fairmont Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairmont Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairmont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Tri-City Jewish Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Holy Family Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Blue Grass had a population of 78 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Blue Grass had a population of 1,660 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Blue Grass, with the one closest to Blue Grass listed first.

  • Buffalo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
    • Buffalo is located in Scott County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,257 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <2>
  • Jamestown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Jamestown is located in Scott County
  • Montpelier
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montpelier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
    • Montpelier is located in Muscatine County
  • Andalusia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andalusia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andalusia
    • Andalusia is located in Rock Island County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andalusia <2>
  • Pleasant Prairie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pine Mills ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
    • Pine Mills is located in Muscatine County
  • Stockton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
    • Stockton is located in Muscatine County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
  • Walcott
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Fairport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
    • Fairport is located in Muscatine County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Fairport
    • From Blue Grass to Fairport
  • Edgington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edgington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgington
    • Edgington is located in Rock Island County (IL)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Edgington
    • From Blue Grass to Edgington
  • Taylor Ridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Ridge
    • Taylor Ridge is located in Rock Island County (IL)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor Ridge <2>
  • Davenport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blue Grass. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blue Grass.

Newspapers Published in Blue Grass ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 119 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blue Grass.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blue Grass, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blue Grass.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Blue Grass:

The official website for Blue Grass: https://bluegrassia.org/

The official website for Scott County: www.scottcountyiowa.com/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Blue Grass, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Blue Grass) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blue Grass. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5101, Longitude: -90.7657    









 

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