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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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

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

Lat:   40.7409°   (40° 44' 27")

Lon:   -90.1001°   (-90° 6' 0")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thurman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thurman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thurman Cemetery is located in Knox County
  • Summitt - Douglas Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summitt - Douglas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summitt - Douglas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Summitt - Douglas Cemetery is located in Knox County
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Fulton County
  • Maquon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maquon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maquon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Maquon Cemetery is located in Knox County
  • Ouderkirk Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ouderkirk Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ouderkirk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ouderkirk Cemetery is located in Knox County
  • Housh Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Housh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Housh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Housh Cemetery is located in Knox County
  • Lyons Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyons Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lyons Cemetery is located in Fulton County
  • Providence Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Providence Chapel Cemetery is located in Fulton County
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coal Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coal Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Coal Creek Cemetery is located in Fulton County
  • Kightlinger Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kightlinger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kightlinger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kightlinger Cemetery is located in Knox County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Coal Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coal Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coal Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Coal Creek Cemetery is located in Fulton County
    • Shumaker Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shumaker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shumaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shumaker Cemetery is located in Fulton County
    • Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hill Cemetery is located in Fulton County
    • Watkins Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watkins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Watkins Cemetery is located in Peoria County
    • Elmwood City Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood City Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmwood City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Elmwood City Cemetery is located in Peoria County
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Knox County
    • Harshbarger Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harshbarger Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harshbarger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harshbarger Cemetery is located in Knox County
    • Clark Chapel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clark Chapel Cemetery is located in Knox County
    • Cook Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cook Cemetery is located in Knox County
    • Harper Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harper Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harper Cemetery is located in Knox County
    • West Midway Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Midway Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Midway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Midway Cemetery is located in Fulton County
    • East Midway Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Midway Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Midway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The East Midway Cemetery is located in Fulton County
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Fulton County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norris Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Norris Cemetery is located in Fulton County
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Peoria County
    • Elba Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elba Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elba Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Elba Cemetery is located in Knox County
    • Catterton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catterton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catterton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Catterton Cemetery is located in Knox County

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yates City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates City
    • Yates City is located in Knox County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yates City <6>
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for London Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Mills
    • London Mills is located in Fulton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for London Mills <6>
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brereton
    • Brereton is located in Fulton County
  • Gilson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bybee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bybee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bybee
    • Bybee is located in Fulton County
  • Trivoli
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trivoli have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trivoli
    • Trivoli is located in Peoria County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trivoli <6>
  • De Long
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for De Long. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Long
    • De Long is located in Knox County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Dahinda
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dahinda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahinda
      • Dahinda is located in Knox County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dahinda <6>
    • Ellisville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
      • Ellisville is located in Fulton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellisville <6>
    • Appleton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Appleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
      • Appleton is located in Knox County
    • Fiatt
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fiatt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiatt
      • Fiatt is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fiatt <6>
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsfield
      • Williamsfield is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsfield <6>
    • Blyton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blyton
      • Blyton is located in Fulton County
    • Breeds
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Breeds. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeds
      • Breeds is located in Fulton County
    • Knox
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Knox. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
      • Knox is located in Knox County
    • Laura
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Knoxville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
      • Knoxville is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,692 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <6>
    • Babylon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babylon
      • Babylon is located in Fulton County
    • Hanna City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Elmore
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
      • Elmore is located in Peoria County
    • Abingdon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Saint Augustine
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Augustine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
      • Saint Augustine is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Augustine <6>

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:

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 Blakeslee Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #404549  (Blakeslee Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #404549 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Farmington West
    • County: Knox         Elev: 205
    • Location given for GNIS #404549 (Blakeslee Cemetery)

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>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Knox, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Blakeslee Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7409, Longitude: -90.1001       In this case, the coordinates for the Blakeslee Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>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.




 

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