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A visit to the Blackledge Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Blackledge Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blackledge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blackledge Cemetery

Lat:   40.6095°   (40° 36' 34")

Lon:   -91.8952°   (-91° 53' 42")

The Blackledge Cemetery is located in Van Buren County<2>.

The county seat for Van Buren County is located in Keosauqua. Keosauqua lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Blackledge Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Blackledge Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blackledge Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Harness Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harness Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harness Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harness Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
  • Jones Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jones Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
  • Miller Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Miller Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
  • Heald Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heald Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heald Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Heald Cemetery is located in Scotland County (MO)
  • Wiley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wiley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wiley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wiley Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
  • White Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The White Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
  • Christy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Dulin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dulin Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Dulin Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The Dulin Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dulin Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Farmington.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94609 <5>
  • Wolfe Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolfe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolfe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wolfe Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
  • Allphin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allphin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allphin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Allphin Cemetery is located in Scotland County (MO)
  • Bibb Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bibb Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bibb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bibb Cemetery is located in Scotland County (MO)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Preen Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Preen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Preen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Preen Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Thomson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thomson Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Center Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Center Chapel Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Phillips Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Phillips Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Davis Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Davis Cemetery is located in Scotland County (MO)
    • Spencer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spencer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spencer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spencer Cemetery is located in Clark County (MO)
    • Boyer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Boyer Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Steinmeyer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steinmeyer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steinmeyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Steinmeyer Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Helwig Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Helwig Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Helwig Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Helwig Cemetery is located in Van Buren County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Blackledge Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blackledge Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Mount Sterling
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Acasto
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acasto
    • Acasto is located in Clark County (MO)
  • Chambersburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chambersburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
    • Chambersburg is located in Clark County (MO)
  • Anson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
    • Anson is located in Clark County (MO)
  • Farmington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Bonaparte
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonaparte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonaparte
    • Bonaparte is located in Van Buren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 405 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonaparte <7>
  • Keosauqua
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cantril
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cantril have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantril
    • Cantril is located in Van Buren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cantril <7>
  • Granger
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
    • Granger is located in Scotland County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
  • Luray
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
    • Luray is located in Clark County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Athens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Athens is located in Clark County (MO)
  • Croton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton
    • Croton is located in Lee County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Arbela
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbela
      • Arbela is located in Scotland County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arbela <7>
    • Peaksville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
      • Peaksville is located in Clark County (MO)
    • Kilbourn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
      • Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
    • Medill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medill
      • Medill is located in Clark County (MO)
    • Revere
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Dumas
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
      • Dumas is located in Clark County (MO)
    • Primrose
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
      • Primrose is located in Lee County
    • Big Mound
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mound
      • Big Mound is located in Lee County
    • Milton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Van Buren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <7>
    • Wyaconda
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyaconda
      • Wyaconda is located in Clark County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
    • Kahoka
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kahoka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kahoka
      • Kahoka is located in Clark County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,031 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kahoka <7>

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 Blackledge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Van Buren County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blackledge Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Blackledge Cemetery:

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 Blackledge Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #454668  (Blackledge Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #454668 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Mount Sterling
    • County: Van Buren         Elev: 220
    • Location given for GNIS #454668 (Blackledge Cemetery)

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>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Van Buren, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Blackledge Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6095, Longitude: -91.8952       In this case, the coordinates for the Blackledge Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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