A visit to the Blue Ridge 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 Ridge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blue Ridge Cemetery:
40.6934, -87.5009
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blue Ridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blue Ridge Cemetery is located in Benton County<2>.
The county seat for Benton County is located in Fowler. Fowler lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Blue Ridge Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Blue Ridge Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Blue Ridge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blue Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fleming Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Fleming Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Earl Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Earl Park Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl Park Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Sheldon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sheldon Cemetery is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon Cemetery
- Fairlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairlawn Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Cemetery
- Dehner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Dehner Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dehner Cemetery
- Sugar Creek Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dorne Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Dorne Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorne Cemetery
- Morris Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Morris Chapel Cemetery is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Chapel Cemetery
- Gaffield Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Liberty Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Old Texas Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Texas Cemetery is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Texas Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Belmont Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Belmont Cemetery is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Cemetery
- Vennum Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Vennum Cemetery is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vennum Cemetery
- Totheroh Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Totheroh Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totheroh Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sacred Heart Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Fowler.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2184950 <5>
- Fowler Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Fowler Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fowler Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Fowler.
- The Fowler Cemetery has also been known as:
- North Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #318958 <5>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion 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 Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blue Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Raub
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Raub is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raub
- Earl Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Earl Park is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Effner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Effner is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effner
- Freeland Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Freeland Park is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Park
- Sheldon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kentland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stockland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gravel Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gravel Hill is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Newton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newton is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Dunn ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dunn is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Fowler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Iroquois
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Milford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wadena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wadena is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadena
- Goodland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Talbot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Boswell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Watseka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wellington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ambia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ambia is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Donovan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Beaver City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Schwer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Schwer is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwer
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 Ridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Benton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blue Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ambia
- Boswell
- Donovan
- Fowler
- Goodland
- Kentland
- Milford
- Sheldon
- Watseka
- Woodland
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 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 Blue Ridge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Benton 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 Ridge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #431236 (Blue Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #431236 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: Benton
- Est. Elev: 239 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Darrow
- Location given for Blue Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6933703 Lon: -87.5008581
- 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 Indiana's counties, including Benton, 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 from Point A (ie- Blue Ridge 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. |