A visit to the Blair 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 Blair Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blair Cemetery:
42.3095, -89.9376
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blair Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blair Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County<2>.
The county seat for Jo Daviess County is located in Galena. Galena lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Blair Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Blair Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Blair Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blair Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kelloggs Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Kelloggs Grove Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggs Grove Cemetery
- The Kelloggs Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Black Hawk Monument Cemetery
- Blackhawk Monument Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2180780 <5>
- Kent Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Kent Lutheran Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Lutheran Cemetery
- The Kent Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kent Cemetery
- Kent United Baptist Cemetery
- Old Liberal Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106432 <5>
- Clay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Clay Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Cemetery
- Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Creek Brethren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Howardsille Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Howardsille Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsille Cemetery
- Plum River Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Loran Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Loran Methodist Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loran Methodist Cemetery
- The Loran Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Evangelical Loran Cemetery
- Loran Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
- Holley Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Holley Grove Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holley Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holley Grove Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Lena.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106206 <5>
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Stone Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Stone Church Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- East Chelsea Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Chelsea Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The West Chelsea Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chelsea Cemetery
- Lena Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Lena Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena Cemetery
- Lena Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Lena Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Louisa Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Louisa Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Blair Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blair Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kent
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Yellow Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Yellow Creek is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Stockton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Loran
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Loran is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loran
- Pearl City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Lena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lena is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <6>
- Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Salem is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Eleroy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Polsgrove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Polsgrove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polsgrove
- Nora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bolton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bolton is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Georgetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Zier Cors
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Zier Cors is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zier Cors
- Warren
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- McConnell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Carroll
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Shannon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Red Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Red Oak is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Winslow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elizabeth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lanark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Florence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Florence is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Freeport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Apple River
(15 miles [24.1 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 Blair Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jo Daviess County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blair Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Apple River
- Elizabeth
- Freeport
- Lanark
- Lena
- Mount Carroll
- Nora
- Pearl City
- Shannon
- Stockton
- Warren
- Winslow
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 Blair Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Jo Daviess 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 Blair Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #404542 (Blair Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #404542 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: Jo Daviess
- Est. Elev: 318 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kent
- Location given for Blair Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.3094603 Lon: -89.9376234
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Jo Daviess, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Blair 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |