A visit to the Blue Point 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 Blue Point Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blue Point Cemetery:
41.1620, -92.0221
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blue Point Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blue Point Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Fairfield. Fairfield lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Blue Point Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Blue Point Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Blue Point Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blue Point Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Summit Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Summit Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Cemetery
- Halferty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Halferty Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halferty Cemetery
- Altman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Altman Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Altman Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Ollie.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94160 <5>
- Friends Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Friends Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Richland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94830 <5>
- Highland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Ollie Brethren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McDowell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The McDowell Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell Cemetery
- Howard Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Howard Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Grove Cemetery
- Rocky Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Rocky Run Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Run Cemetery
- Ollie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ollie Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie Cemetery
- Clay Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Clay Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Rock Creek Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Moyer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Moyer Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyer Cemetery
- Ann Gowey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Ann Gowey Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ann Gowey Cemetery
- Brater Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Brater Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brater Cemetery
- Myers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Shockley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Shockley Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockley Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Blue Point Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blue Point Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Richland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Packwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Packwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Ollie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ollie is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Rubio
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rubio is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubio
- Linby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Linby is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linby
- Maharishi Vedic City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
- Pekin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pekin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Abingdon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Abingdon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Perlee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Perlee is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perlee
- Pleasant Plain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Plain is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Talleyrand
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Talleyrand is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyrand
- Nugent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nugent is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nugent
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Brighton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Competine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Competine is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competine
- Fairfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Martinsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Martinsburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Batavia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hayesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hayesville is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Libertyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Keota
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Harper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Harper is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Hedrick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hedrick is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
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 Blue Point Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blue Point Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Batavia
- Brighton
- Fairfield
- Hedrick
- Keota
- Keota lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Blue Point Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Keota.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keota
- Martinsburg
- Pleasant Plain
- Richland
- Sigourney
- West Chester
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 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 Blue Point Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Blue Point Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #454712 (Blue Point Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #454712 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 229 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ollie
- Location given for Blue Point Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.16196 Lon: -92.0221201
- 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 Jefferson, 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- Blue Point 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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