Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Blanding (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Blanding. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Blanding is located in Jo Daviess County.
To see how the shape of Illinois' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jo Daviess County: Dubuque (IA), Jackson (IA), Carroll, Stephenson, Grant (WI) & Lafayette (WI).
Below are the counties that are near Blanding. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blanding:
- Jo Daviess County (The home county of Blanding)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blanding, with the one closest to Blanding listed first.
- Hanover
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Hanover is located in Jo Daviess County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <2>
- Aiken
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Aiken is located in Jo Daviess County
- Elizabeth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Elizabeth is located in Jo Daviess County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <2>
- Bremen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
- Bremen is located in Jo Daviess County
- Galena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Galena is located in Jo Daviess County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,151 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <2>
- Scales Mound
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scales Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scales Mound
- Scales Mound is located in Jo Daviess County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scales Mound <2>
- Menominee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - East Dubuque
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dubuque
- East Dubuque is located in Jo Daviess County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Dubuque <2>
- Stockton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Stockton is located in Jo Daviess County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,709 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <2>
- Apple River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple River
- Apple River is located in Jo Daviess County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apple River <2>
- Nora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Nora is located in Jo Daviess County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nora <2>
- Warren
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Warren is located in Jo Daviess County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <2>
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blanding, with the one closest to Blanding listed first.
- Arnold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Arnold is located in Carroll County
- Blackhawk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk
- Blackhawk is located in Carroll County
- Marcus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Marcus is located in Carroll County
- Savanna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna
- Savanna is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,777 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savanna <2>
- Polsgrove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polsgrove
- Polsgrove is located in Carroll County
- Ayers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Ayers is located in Carroll County
- Center Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Center Hill is located in Carroll County
- Hickory Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hickory Grove is located in Carroll County
- Wacker
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wacker
- Wacker is located in Carroll County
- Mount Carroll
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carroll
- Mount Carroll is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,562 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carroll <2>
- Argo Fay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo Fay
- Argo Fay is located in Carroll County
- Thomson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson
- Thomson is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomson <2>
- Ideal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal
- Ideal is located in Carroll County
- Stephenson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blanding, with the one closest to Blanding listed first.
- Kent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Kent is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <2>
- Loran
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loran
- Loran is located in Stephenson County
- Yellow Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Yellow Creek is located in Stephenson County
- Pearl City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Pearl City is located in Stephenson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl City <2>
- Lena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Lena is located in Stephenson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <2>
- Whiteside County
- Fulton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Fulton is located in Whiteside County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,285 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <2>
- Fulton
- Clinton County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blanding, with the one closest to Blanding listed first.
- Teeds Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teeds Grove
- Teeds Grove is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Andover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Bryant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Goose Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Lake
- Goose Lake is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Delmar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
- Delmar is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmar <2>
- Charlotte
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Charlotte is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlotte <2>
- Tenmile
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
- Tenmile is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Sixmile
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
- Sixmile is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Elwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - North Welton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Welton
- North Welton is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Welton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest) - Elvira
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvira
- Elvira is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Bliedorn ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dubuque County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blanding, with the one closest to Blanding listed first.
- Zwingle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zwingle
- Zwingle is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Cattese
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Key West
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key West
- Key West is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Rockdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Rockdale is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Dubuque
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubuque
- Dubuque is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,781 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dubuque <2>
- Bernard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bernard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard
- Bernard is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bernard <2>
- Sageville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Asbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Centralia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Peosta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peosta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peosta
- Peosta is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,919 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peosta <2>
- Durango
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durango have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango
- Durango is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durango <2>
- Fillmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Fillmore is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Graf
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blanding, with the one closest to Blanding listed first.
- Bellevue
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Bellevue is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,185 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <2>
- Green Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
- Green Island is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Springbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
- Springbrook is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springbrook <2>
- Saint Donatus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Donatus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Donatus
- Saint Donatus is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Donatus <2>
- La Motte
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Motte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Motte
- La Motte is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Motte <2>
- Van Buren
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Van Buren is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Andrew
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrew
- Andrew is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andrew <2>
- Spragueville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spragueville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spragueville
- Spragueville is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spragueville <2>
- Preston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Preston is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <2>
- Miles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
- Miles is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miles <2>
- Sabula
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabula have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabula
- Sabula is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sabula <2>
- Fulton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Fulton is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Maquoketa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maquoketa
- Maquoketa is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,924 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maquoketa <2>
- Grant County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blanding, with the one closest to Blanding listed first.
- Hazel Green
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Hazel Green is located in Grant County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
- Cuba City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Jamestown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in Grant County (WI)
- Rutledge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) - Sinnipee ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Dickeyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickeyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Dickeyville is located in Grant County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
- Lafayette County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blanding, with the one closest to Blanding listed first.
- White Oak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - New Diggings
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Diggings
- New Diggings is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Benton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Etna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Fort Gratiot ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Gratiot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gratiot
- Fort Gratiot is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Former name for Fort Gratiot:
- Gratiot Grove
- Shullsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shullsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shullsburg
- Shullsburg is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
- Elk Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north) - Gratiot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blanding, see our County-by-County Page for Blanding.
Newspapers Published in Blanding ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 146 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blanding.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blanding, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blanding.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Blanding:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Illinois State Archives
- Pages specific to Jo Daviess County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Stephenson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Whiteside County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clinton County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dubuque County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jackson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Grant County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lafayette County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Carroll County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Illinois
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Illinois
- Cemeteries of Jo Daviess County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Illinois
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Illinois
- Cemeteries of Jo Daviess County
Cemeteries Near Blanding ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blanding.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blanding covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blanding, with the one closest to Blanding listed first.
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
- Bellevue Presbyterian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bellevue Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bellevue Presbyterian Cemetery
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- The St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bellevue Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96118 <5>
- Log Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Log Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Log Church Cemetery
- Old City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old City Cemetery
- Daugherty Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daugherty Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daugherty Farm Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palmer Cemetery
- Dyas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dyas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dyas Cemetery
- Weinert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weinert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weinert Cemetery
- Spruce Creek Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- The Spruce Creek Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Spruce Creek Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spruce Creek Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2194892 <5>
- Huff Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huff Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huff Farm Cemetery
- Huff Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huff Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huff Farm Cemetery
- Continue List (311 more) ...
- Huff Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huff Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huff Farm Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Hanover.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1156087 <5>
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- The Prospect Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Prospect Hill Methodist Episcopalian Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Hill Cemetery
- Huff Farm Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Blanding had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blanding, with the one closest to Blanding listed first.
- Bellevue
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Bellevue is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,185 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <2>
- North Bellevue
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bellevue
- North Bellevue is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Rodden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Smiths
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Aiken
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Aiken is located in Jo Daviess County
- Pleasant Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Pleasant Creek is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Galena Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galena Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Junction
- Galena Junction is located in Jo Daviess County
- Springbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
- Springbrook is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
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- Green Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
- Green Island is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Portage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Elizabeth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Elizabeth is located in Jo Daviess County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <2>
- Galena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Galena is located in Jo Daviess County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,151 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <2>
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- Saint Donatus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Donatus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Donatus
- Saint Donatus is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Donatus <2>
- Cottonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- Cottonville is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Marcus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Marcus is located in Carroll County
- Saint Donatus
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blanding. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blanding.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blanding. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jo Daviess County: www.jodaviess.org/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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- Blanding) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blanding. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2747, Longitude: -90.3860 In this case, the coordinates for Blanding have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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. |
| <6> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Blanding, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |