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A visit to the Blake Prairie 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 Blake Prairie Cemetery ...

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

42.8725, -90.9515

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

The Blake Prairie Cemetery is located in Grant County<2>.

The county seat for Grant County is located in Lancaster. Lancaster lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east of the Blake Prairie Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Blake Prairie Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Blake Prairie Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Union - Lumpkin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Providence Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Providence Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
  • Dodge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Patch Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Patch Grove Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patch Grove Cemetery
  • Scott Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Scott Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Gockel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Gockel Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gockel Cemetery
  • Beetown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Beetown Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetown Cemetery
  • Burns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Burns Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Cemetery
  • Little Grant Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Little Grant Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Grant Cemetery
  • Ramsey Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Bagley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Bagley Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley Cemetery
    • Charlotte Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Charlotte Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte Cemetery
    • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Hermitage Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hermitage Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Cemetery
    • Flint Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Flint Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Tangeman Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Tangeman Cemetery is located in Clayton County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangeman Cemetery
    • Cassville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Cassville Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville Cemetery
    • Sprauge Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Sprauge Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprauge Cemetery
    • Casler Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Casler Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casler 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 Blake Prairie Cemetery.

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

  • Bloomington
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Bloomington is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
  • Patch Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Patch Grove is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patch Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
  • North Andover
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • North Andover is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
  • Glen Haven
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Glen Haven is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
  • Beetown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Beetown is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetown
  • Bagley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Bagley is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
  • Mount Hope
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Hope is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
  • Guttenberg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bridgeport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bridgeport is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Wyalusing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Wyalusing is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyalusing
  • Clayton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Clayton is located in Clayton County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
  • Cassville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Cassville is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Mount Ida
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Mount Ida is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ida
    • Millville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Millville is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
    • Turkey River
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Turkey River is located in Clayton County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey River
    • Lancaster
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Lancaster is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,700 people
    • Millville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Millville is located in Clayton County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
      • Estimated population in 2014: 29 people
    • North Buena Vista
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • North Buena Vista is located in Clayton County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Buena Vista
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Werley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Werley is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Werley
    • Osterdock
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Osterdock is located in Clayton County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterdock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
    • Waupeton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Waupeton is located in Dubuque County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupeton
    • Wauzeka
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Wauzeka is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauzeka
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
    • Garnavillo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Prairie du Chien
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Prairie du Chien is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Chien
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,531 people
    • McGregor
      (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 Blake Prairie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grant County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Blake Prairie Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Wisconsin:
  • Pages specific to Grant 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 Blake Prairie Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1561915  (Blake Prairie Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1561915 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: Grant
      • Est. Elev: 323 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Beetown
      • Location given for Blake Prairie Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.8724888     Lon: -90.9515161
      • 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 Wisconsin's counties, including Grant, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blake Prairie 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.