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A visit to the Blair Chapel Cemetery ...


The location of the Blair Chapel Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Blair Chapel Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   41.3314°   (41° 19' 53")

Lon:   -93.8294°   (-93° 49' 45")

The Blair Chapel Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.

The county seat for Madison County is located in Winterset. Winterset lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of the Blair Chapel Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Blair Chapel Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Madison County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Blair Chapel Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Blair Chapel Cemetery.

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

    • Bevington
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bevington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevington
      • Bevington is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bevington <4>
    • Patterson
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
      • Patterson is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
    • Saint Charles
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
      • Saint Charles is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 656 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <4>
    • Saint Marys
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
      • Saint Marys is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
    • Martensdale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martensdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martensdale
      • Martensdale is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martensdale <4>
    • Churchville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
      • Churchville is located in Warren County
    • Prole
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prole have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prole
      • Prole is located in Warren County
    • East Peru
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Peru have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peru
      • East Peru is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
    • Truro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro
      • Truro is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Truro <4>
    • Winterset
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Spring Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
      • Spring Hill is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
    • New Virginia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Cumming
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumming have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumming
        • Cumming is located in Warren County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumming <4>
      • Ord
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ord have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ord
        • Ord is located in Madison County
      • Booneville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Norwalk
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwalk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
        • Norwalk is located in Polk County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,449 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <4>
      • Orillia
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orillia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orillia
        • Orillia is located in Warren County
      • Barney
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
        • Barney is located in Madison County
      • Indianola
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Lakewood
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
        • Lakewood is located in Warren County
      • Commerce
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commerce have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
        • Commerce is located in Polk County
      • Liberty
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
        • Liberty is located in Clarke County
      • Cool
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cool have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool
        • Cool is located in Warren County
      • Van Meter
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • DeSoto
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • West Des Moines
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Des Moines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Des Moines
        • West Des Moines is located in Polk County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,057 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Des Moines <4>

    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 Blair Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Madison County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Blair Chapel Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Close Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Close Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Close Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Close Cemetery
    • Montpelier Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • McGinnis Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGinnis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McGinnis Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGinnis Cemetery
    • Union Chapel Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Chapel Cemetery
    • St. Charles Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Charles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Charles Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Charles Cemetery
    • Dillman Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dillman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dillman Cemetery is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dillman Cemetery
    • Sayre Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sayre Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sayre Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sayre Cemetery
    • Viney Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Viney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Viney Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Viney Cemetery
    • Wallace Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wallace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wallace Cemetery is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallace Cemetery
    • Neal Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Neal Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neal Cemetery
    • King Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The King Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Calvary Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
      • Farris Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Farris Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farris Cemetery
      • Farson Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Farson Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farson Cemetery
      • St. Patricks Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
      • Worthing Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Worthing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Worthing Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Worthing Cemetery
      • Jefferson Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jefferson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jefferson Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jefferson Cemetery
      • Beardsley Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beardsley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Beardsley Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beardsley Cemetery
      • Young Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Young Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Young Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Young Cemetery
      • Warren Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Warren Cemetery is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warren Cemetery

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

    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 Blair Chapel Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1969357  (Blair Chapel Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1969357 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: Saint Charles
      • County: Madison         Elev: 316
      • Location given for GNIS #1969357 (Blair Chapel Cemetery)

    The official website for Madison County: www.madisoncoia.us/

    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 Madison, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Blair Chapel Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3314, Longitude: -93.8294       In this case, the coordinates for the Blair Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.




 

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