A visit to the Blain Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Blain Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Blain Cemetery (FG ID #94280).
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 Blain Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blain Cemetery:
41.8314, -91.7057
The Blain Cemetery is located in Johnson County<2>.
The county seat for Johnson County is located in Iowa City. Iowa City lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Blain Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Blain Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Blain Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blain Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Anderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dupont Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Castek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shueyville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Greencastle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sulek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Western Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hala Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Truhlar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Truhlar Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truhlar Cemetery
- Buresh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Buresh Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buresh Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grabin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Ridgewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Fairfax Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairfax Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax Cemetery
- Spicer - Spooner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Williams Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Linwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Linwood Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Blain Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blain Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cou Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Swisher
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shueyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shueyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shueyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
- Western
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ely
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lincolnway Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lincolnway Village is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnway Village
- North Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Amana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Grand View Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Grand View Village is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Village
- Oxford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Tiffin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Middle Amana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oakdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oakdale is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Coralville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Solon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cedar Rapids
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bertram
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bertram is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Covington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Norway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cosgrove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Louisa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Louisa is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
- Atkins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Amana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Blain Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Johnson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blain Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amana
- Cedar Rapids
- Coralville
- Norway
- Oxford
- Solon
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 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 Blain Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Johnson 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 Blain Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #94280
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #454672 (Blain Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #454672 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: Johnson
- Est. Elev: 264 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Swisher
- Location given for Blain Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.8313968 Lon: -91.705454
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Blain 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. |