A visit to the Blakeway 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 Blakeway Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blakeway Cemetery:
40.8125, -91.3518
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blakeway Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blakeway Cemetery is located in Des Moines County<2>.
The county seat for Des Moines County is located in Burlington. Burlington lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east of the Blakeway Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Blakeway Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Blakeway Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blakeway Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Renner Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Renner Farm Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner Farm Cemetery
- Old Geode Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Long Creek Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bentler Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Creamer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Creamer Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamer Cemetery
- Old Danville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Danville Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Danville Cemetery
- Jaggar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Jaggar Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaggar Cemetery
- Lowell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lowell Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell Cemetery
- Williamson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Enslow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Enslow Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enslow Cemetery
- Denmark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Denmark Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lee Burial Plot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lee Burial Plot is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Burial Plot
- Middletown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Middletown Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Pickle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pickle Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickle Cemetery
- Emerson Plot
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Emerson Plot is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson Plot
- Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Hauck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hauck Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauck Cemetery
- Augusta Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Augusta Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta Cemetery
- Elliot Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Elliot Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot Cemetery
- Leuins Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Leuins Point Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leuins Point Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Blakeway Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blakeway Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Danville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Danville is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Denmark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Middletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Middletown is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Lowell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lowell is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- South Augusta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- South Augusta is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Augusta
- West Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sawyer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sawyer is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Former names for Sawyer:
- Atlee
- Edwards
- New London
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Saint Paul
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Paul is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Wever
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Burlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pilot Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pilot Grove is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Kline
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kline is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
- Fort Madison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Patterson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Burlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dodgeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dodgeville is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Franklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Niota
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gulf Port
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gulf Port is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Port
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Houghton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Houghton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Mount Hamill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Hamill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hamill
- Former names for Mount Hamill:
- Courtwright
- Hamill
- Jeffersonville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jeffersonville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
- Pontoosuc
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pontoosuc is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoosuc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Sperry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sperry is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sperry
- Yarmouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- White Lane ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- White Lane is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lane
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 Blakeway Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Des Moines County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blakeway Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burlington
- Danville
- Fort Madison
- Mount Pleasant
- New London
- Salem
- Salem lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Blakeway Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salem.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- West Burlington
- West Point
- Yarmouth
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 Blakeway Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Des Moines 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 Blakeway Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1823516 (Blakeway Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1823516 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: Des Moines
- Est. Elev: 215 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Danville
- Location given for Blakeway Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8125366 Lon: -91.3518189
- 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 Des Moines, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blakeway 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. |