A visit to the Blanchard 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 Blanchard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blanchard Cemetery:
40.7356, -95.8517
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blanchard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blanchard Cemetery is located in Fremont County<2>.
The county seat for Fremont County is located in Sidney. Sidney lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of the Blanchard Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Blanchard Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Blanchard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blanchard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Elmwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Catholic Cemetery is located in Otoe County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Nebraska City (NE).
- The St. Marys Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Marys Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101347 <5>
- Eatons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Eatons Cemetery is located in Cass County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eatons Cemetery
- Sciota Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sciota Cemetery is located in Cass County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciota Cemetery
- The Sciota Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eaton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100571 <5>
- Cowles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wyuka Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Wyuka Cemetery is located in Otoe County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyuka Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wyuka Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Nebraska City (NE).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101646 <5>
- St. Benedicts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Novak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Novak Cemetery is located in Otoe County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novak Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Novak Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Nebraska City (NE).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2266616 <5>
- Fowlkes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The East Union Cemetery is located in Cass County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union Cemetery
- The East Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100568 <5>
- Grandview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hume Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Hume Cemetery is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Rector Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Rector Cemetery is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rector Cemetery
- Knox Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Knox Cemetery is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Cemetery
- Lacy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thurman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Thurman Cemetery is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Thurman Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Thurman.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #523798 <5>
- Ewell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Ewell Cemetery is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell Cemetery
- Buck Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Baker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Benson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Benson Cemetery is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Cemetery
- Kenosha Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Blanchard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blanchard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Percival
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wyoming
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wyoming is located in Otoe County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Nebraska City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Payne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Payne is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- McPaul
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- McPaul is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPaul
- Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thurman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Thurman is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Nehawka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dunbar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sidney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bartlett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bartlett is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Rock Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rock Bluff is located in Cass County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lorton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Murray
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hamburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Anderson is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Julian
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Julian is located in Nemaha County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Tabor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Avoca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Otoe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Riverton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mynard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mynard is located in Cass County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mynard
- Talmage
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Weeping Water
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Blanchard Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fremont County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blanchard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Avoca
- Avoca lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Blanchard Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avoca.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Dunbar
- Hamburg
- Julian
- Murray
- Nebraska City
- Nehawka
- Otoe
- Randolph
- Riverton
- Sidney
- Tabor
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Continue List (5 more)
- Thurman
- Union
- Union lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Blanchard Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Union.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Weeping Water
- Wyoming
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Blanchard Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Fremont 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 Blanchard Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #454683 (Blanchard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #454683 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: Fremont
- Est. Elev: 285 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Nebraska City
- Location given for Blanchard Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7355573 Lon: -95.8516691
- 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 Fremont, 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- Blanchard 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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