A visit to the Blanchaine 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 Blanchaine Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blanchaine Cemetery:
42.7667, -91.3418
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blanchaine Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blanchaine Cemetery is located in Clayton County<2>.
The county seat for Clayton County is located in Elkader. Elkader lies just to the north northwest of the Blanchaine Cemetery .
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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 Blanchaine Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blanchaine Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Communia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Communia Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Communia Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Communia Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Elkader.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94500 <5>
- Wolf Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Wolf Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Cemetery
- Musfeldt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Musfeldt Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musfeldt Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Meenan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Meenan Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meenan Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Krumm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Krumm Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumm Cemetery
- Mederville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mederville Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mederville Cemetery
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Hartshey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hartshey Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshey Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hartmann Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hartmann Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmann Cemetery
- Schmidt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Schmidt Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schmidt Cemetery
- Wagner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Wagner Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Mt. Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Harmony Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Harmony Cemetery
- Old Garber Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Old Garber Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Garber Cemetery
- Meyer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Meyer Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer Cemetery
- Cords Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cords Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cords Cemetery
- Osborne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Osborne Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Blanchaine Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blanchaine Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Littleport
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Littleport is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleport
- Elkport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elkport is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Garber
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Garber is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Mederville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mederville is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mederville
- Osborne
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Osborne is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
- Elkader
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wood is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood
- Edgewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Garnavillo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clayton Center is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Center
- Osterdock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Osterdock is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterdock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Volga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Volga is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Saint Olaf
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Strawberry Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Colesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colesburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Greeley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Guttenberg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Holy Cross
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Cross is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Clayton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Farmersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Farmersburg is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Millville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Millville is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Estimated population in 2014: 29 people
- Glen Haven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Glen Haven is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- Forestville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forestville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Oneida
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oneida is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Petersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Bagley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bagley is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Wyalusing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wyalusing is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyalusing
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 Blanchaine Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clayton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blanchaine Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clayton
- Elkader
- Garnavillo
- Greeley
- Guttenberg
- Strawberry Point
- Volga
- Volga lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Blanchaine Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Volga.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Blanchaine Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Clayton 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 Blanchaine Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1949251 (Blanchaine Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1949251 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: Clayton
- Est. Elev: 283 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Littleport
- Location given for Blanchaine Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.7666535 Lon: -91.341802
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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 Clayton, 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- Blanchaine 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> | 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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