A visit to the Blue River 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 Blue River Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blue River Cemetery:
39.6059, -90.6779
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blue River Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blue River Cemetery is located in Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Pittsfield. Pittsfield lies just to the west of the Blue River Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Blue River Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Blue River Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blue River Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pettis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Pettis Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettis Cemetery
- Howland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Howland Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland Cemetery
- Milton - Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Watt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Watt Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watt Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Forman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Forman Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forman Cemetery
- Tripp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Tripp Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripp Cemetery
- Time Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Time Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Time Cemetery
- French Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Douglas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Douglas Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Cemetery
- Florence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Florence Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Cemetery
- Wills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Wills Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Clemmons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Clemmons Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemmons Cemetery
- Sunny Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sunny Hill Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill Cemetery
- Kent Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Kent Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Cemetery
- Holford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Holford Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holford Cemetery
- Simpkins - Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Willard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Willard Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Cox Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Thurman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Thurman Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman Cemetery
- Bedford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bedford Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Cemetery
- Montezuma Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Montezuma Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma 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 Blue River Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blue River Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Detroit
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Detroit is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Time
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Time is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Time
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Milton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Florence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Florence is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Pittsfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Griggsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bedford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Valley City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Valley City is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
- Oxville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oxville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxville
- Martinsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsburg is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Pearl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Naples
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Straut
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Straut is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straut
- Glasgow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Glasgow is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Winchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Salem is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Nebo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Perry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Exeter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Exeter is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Bluffs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Summer Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Summer Hill is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Hillview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmington is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Patterson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alsey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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 Blue River Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pike County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blue River Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bluffs
- Griggsville
- Milton
- Naples
- Nebo
- Nebo lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Blue River Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nebo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Perry
- Perry lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Blue River Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Perry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Pittsfield
- Winchester
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Blue River Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Pike 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 Blue River Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1725365 (Blue River Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1725365 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: Pike
- Est. Elev: 189 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Milton
- Location given for Blue River Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6058809 Lon: -90.6779047
- 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 Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blue River 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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