A visit to the Prairie Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Prairie Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Prairie Cemetery (FG ID #72484).
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 Prairie Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prairie Cemetery:
27.9136, -81.9941
The Prairie Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.
The county seat for Polk County is located in Bartow. Bartow lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of the Prairie Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Prairie Cemetery.
Name Variations for Prairie Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with Prairie Cemetery.
Prairie Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bone Valley Cemetery
- Fuller Heights Cemetery
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Prairie Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Willow Oak Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Little Alafia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fitzgerald Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Medulla Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Springhead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Blue Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Primitive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Seward Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hunter Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
- Wildwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Palm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Malloy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill Burial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeland Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Abbey Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gapway Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stephenson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Stephenson Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson Cemetery
- The Stephenson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Morehead Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72660 <1>
- New Home Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Roselawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mulberry
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Willow Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Willow Oak is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oak
- Nichols
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Medulla
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Medulla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla
- Lakeland Highlands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lyle Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Highland City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Plant City Farms
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Plant City Farms is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Plant City Farms
- Welcome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bradley Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Armour ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eaton Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Parrish
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Parrish is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Winston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Winston is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Bartow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Crystal Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Lake is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Lakeland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kings Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Village
- West Plant City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Plant City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plant City
- Pinecrest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lithia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Acton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Colonial Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Plant City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodfield Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodfield Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfield Village
- West Plant City Farms
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- West Plant City Farms is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plant City Farms
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 Prairie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bartow
- Highland City
- Lakeland
- Mulberry
- Plant City
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 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 Prairie Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Florida:
- Pages specific to Polk 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 Prairie Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #72484
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #289281 (Prairie Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #289281 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: Polk
- Est. Elev: 36 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mulberry
- Location given for Prairie Cemetery:
- Lat: 27.9136366 Lon: -81.9939729
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Polk, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |