A visit to the Upper 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 Upper Blue Point Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Upper Blue Point Cemetery:
41.6417, -92.6785
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Upper Blue Point Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Upper Blue Point Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County<2>.
The county seat for Poweshiek County is located in Montezuma. Montezuma lies just to the east southeast of the Upper Blue Point Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Upper Blue Point Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Upper Blue Point Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Upper Blue Point Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hayes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Ewart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ewart Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewart Cemetery
- Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sugar Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Sugar Creek Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek Cemetery
- Searsboro IOOF Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The West Liberty Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Westfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the north of Lynnville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2236056 <5>
- Little Mt. Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Westfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Friends Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Cemetery Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Cemetery Hill Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cemetery Hill Cemetery
- Hazelwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hazelwood Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hazelwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Grinnell.
- The Hazelwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grinnell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95027 <5>
- Mormon Grave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mormon Grave is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Grave
- Campbell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Mill Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mill Grove Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Grove Cemetery
- Forest Home Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Forest Home Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home Cemetery
- Bone Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Bone Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
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 Upper Blue Point Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Upper Blue Point Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Searsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Searsboro is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Lynnville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grinnell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Malcom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Montezuma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sully
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland Acres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Acres is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Taintor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Taintor is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taintor
- Killduff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Killduff is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killduff
- New Sharon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kellogg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Peoria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Peoria is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Newburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Newburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Brooklyn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Galesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Galesburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Union Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Union Mills is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Barnes City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sheridan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sheridan is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Lacey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lacey is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Deep River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Deep River is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Gilman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Gilman is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Guernsey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Reasnor
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Reasnor is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reasnor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Gibson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Newton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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 Upper Blue Point Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Poweshiek County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Upper Blue Point Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barnes City
- Brooklyn
- Deep River
- Gilman
- Gilman lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Upper Blue Point Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gilman.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Grinnell
- Kellogg
- Lynnville
- Malcom
- Montezuma
- Newton
- Newton lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Upper Blue Point Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Newton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Searsboro
- Sully
- Sully lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Upper Blue Point Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sully.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sully
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 helpful 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 Upper Blue Point Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Poweshiek 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 Upper Blue Point Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #462490 (Upper Blue Point Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #462490 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: Poweshiek
- Est. Elev: 303 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grinnell South
- Location given for Upper Blue Point Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.6416635 Lon: -92.6785233
- 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 Poweshiek, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Upper 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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