A visit to the Blakely 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 Blakely Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blakely Cemetery:
39.7408, -94.7033
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blakely Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blakely Cemetery is located in Buchanan County<2>.
The county seat for Buchanan County is located in Saint Joseph. Saint Joseph lies just to the west northwest of the Blakely Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Blakely Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Blakely Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blakely Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Minor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Minor Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Cemetery
- Courtney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Courtney Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney Cemetery
- Karns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Karns Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karns Cemetery
- Moxley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Moxley Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Josephs Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Easton.
- Kessler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Kessler Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler Cemetery
- Bowen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bowen Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen Cemetery
- Ozenberger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Ozenberger Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozenberger Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ozenberger Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Saint Joseph.
- The Ozenberger Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30714 <5>
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Pine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Memorial Park is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Nelson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Feuquay Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Feuquay Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feuquay Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Auburn Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Auburn Cemetery
- Thornton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- B'nai Sholem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The B'nai Sholem Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai Sholem Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Ashland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Ashland Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Cemetery
- The Ashland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oakland Cemetery
- Mt. Mora Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Mora Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Mora Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Mora Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30336 <5>
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Harmony Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony Cemetery
- Todd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Concord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Blakely Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blakely Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Saxton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saxton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Easton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Easton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Matney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Agency
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Joseph
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Willow Brook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Brook is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- Avenue City ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Avenue City is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue City
- Cosby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cosby is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Country Club
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Country Club is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
- Clarksdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksdale is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Elwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Elwood is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
- Faucett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Gower
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stewartsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Starfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Starfield is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starfield
- Rochester ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rochester is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Helena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Helena is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Wathena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Amazonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Amazonia is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amazonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Palermo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Palermo is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- De Kalb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- De Kalb is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Dearborn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Savannah
(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 Blakely Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Buchanan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blakely Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clarksdale
- De Kalb
- Dearborn
- Easton
- Edgerton
- Elwood
- Gower
- Gower lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Blakely Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gower.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gower
- Palermo
- Saint Joseph
- Savannah
- Stewartsville
- Wathena
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 professional and volunteer 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 Blakely Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Buchanan 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 Blakely Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #730059 (Blakely Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #730059 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: Buchanan
- Est. Elev: 282 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Agency
- Location given for Blakely Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7408287 Lon: -94.703294
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Buchanan, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blakely 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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