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A visit to the Blakeslee 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 Blakeslee Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blakeslee Cemetery:

40.7409, -90.1001

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blakeslee Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Blakeslee Cemetery is located in Knox County<2>.

The county seat for Knox County is located in Galesburg. Galesburg lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the northwest of the Blakeslee Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Blakeslee Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Blakeslee Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blakeslee Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Thurman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Thurman Cemetery is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman Cemetery
  • Summitt - Douglas Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • Maquon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Maquon Cemetery is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maquon Cemetery
  • Ouderkirk Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ouderkirk Cemetery is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouderkirk Cemetery
  • Housh Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Housh Cemetery is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Housh Cemetery
  • Lyons Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lyons Cemetery is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Cemetery
  • Providence Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Yates City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Coal Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Coal Creek Cemetery is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek Cemetery
  • Kightlinger Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Kightlinger Cemetery is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kightlinger Cemetery
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Coal Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Coal Creek Cemetery is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek Cemetery
    • Shumaker Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Shumaker Cemetery is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumaker Cemetery
    • Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hill Cemetery is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
    • Watkins Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Watkins Cemetery is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
    • Elmwood City Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Elmwood City Cemetery is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood City Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Harshbarger Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Harshbarger Cemetery is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshbarger Cemetery
    • Clark Chapel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Clark Chapel Cemetery is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Chapel Cemetery
    • Cook Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Cook Cemetery is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
    • Harper Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Harper Cemetery is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
    • West Midway Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The West Midway Cemetery is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Midway Cemetery
    • East Midway Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The East Midway Cemetery is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Midway Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Fairview.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #521445 <5>
    • Norris Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Norris Cemetery is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Elba Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Elba Cemetery is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba Cemetery
    • Catterton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Catterton Cemetery is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catterton Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Blakeslee Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blakeslee Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Farmington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Yates City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Maquon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Elmwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • London Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Fairview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Norris
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Brereton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Brereton is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brereton
  • Gilson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bybee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bybee is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bybee
  • Trivoli
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • De Long
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • De Long is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Long
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Dahinda
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Ellisville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Appleton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Appleton is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
    • Fiatt
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Canton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Brimfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Williamsfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Knoxville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Blyton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Blyton is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blyton
    • Breeds
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Breeds is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeds
    • Knox
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Knox is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
    • Laura
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Babylon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Babylon is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babylon
    • Hanna City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Elmore
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Elmore is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
    • Abingdon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Saint Augustine
      (16 miles [25.7 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 Blakeslee Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Knox County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blakeslee Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Blakeslee Cemetery: