A visit to the Blacksmith 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 Blacksmith Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blacksmith Cemetery:
40.7078, -91.5099
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blacksmith Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blacksmith Cemetery is located in Lee County<2>.
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Blacksmith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blacksmith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Goldsmith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Goldsmith Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith Cemetery
- Bonnell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bonnell Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnell Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Clay Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Clay Grove Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Grove Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Graner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Graner Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graner Cemetery
- Whorton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Whorton Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whorton Cemetery
- West Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The West Point Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point Cemetery
- Creel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Creel Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mennonite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
- Evangelical Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Evangelical Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evangelical Cemetery
- Van Hyning Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Van Hyning Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Hyning Cemetery
- Pitman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pitman Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitman Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Beeler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Beeler Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeler Cemetery
- McCulloch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The McCulloch Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCulloch Cemetery
- Everhardt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Everhardt Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everhardt Cemetery
- Pitman Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Blacksmith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blacksmith Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Franklin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- West Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pilot Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pilot Grove is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Saint Paul
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Paul is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Donnellson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hamill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Hamill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hamill
- Former names for Mount Hamill:
- Courtwright
- Hamill
- Primrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Primrose is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Jeffersonville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jeffersonville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
- Houghton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Houghton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- White Lane ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- White Lane is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lane
- Charleston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Charleston is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Sawyer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sawyer is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Former names for Sawyer:
- Atlee
- Edwards
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Russellville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Russellville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Russellville has also been known as:
- Doantown
- Denmark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lowell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lowell is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- New Boston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- New Boston is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Fort Madison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Big Mound
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Big Mound is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mound
- Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Croton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Croton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton
- Argyle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Nauvoo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Augusta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- South Augusta is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Augusta
- Athens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Athens is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Montrose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Niota
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
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 Blacksmith Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blacksmith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Donnellson
- Farmington
- Fort Madison
- Montrose
- Nauvoo
- Salem
- Salem lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Blacksmith Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salem.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- West Point
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 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 Blacksmith Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Lee 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 Blacksmith Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #454669 (Blacksmith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #454669 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: Lee
- Est. Elev: 208 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Donnellson
- Location given for Blacksmith Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7078143 Lon: -91.5098781
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Lee, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Blacksmith 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. |