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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   27.9136°   (27° 54' 48")

Lon:   -81.9941°   (-81° 59' 38")

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 .

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.

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 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oak
    • Willow Oak is located in Polk County
  • Nichols
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Medulla
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medulla have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla
    • Medulla is located in Polk County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Plant City Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Plant City Farms
    • South Plant City Farms is located in Hillsborough County
  • Welcome
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Armour ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Armour. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
    • Armour is located in Polk County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Armour
    • From the Prairie Cemetery to Armour
  • Eaton Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Parrish
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parrish have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
    • Parrish is located in Hillsborough County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Winston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
      • Winston is located in Polk County
    • Bartow
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Crystal Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
      • Crystal Lake is located in Polk County
    • Lakeland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Kings Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Village
      • Kings Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • West Plant City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Plant City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plant City
      • West Plant City is located in Hillsborough County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
      • Colonial Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Plant City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodfield Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodfield Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfield Village
      • Woodfield Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • West Plant City Farms
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Plant City Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plant City Farms
      • West Plant City Farms is located in Hillsborough County

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.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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:

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 GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #289281  (Prairie Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #289281 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Mulberry
    • County: Polk         Elev: 36
    • Location given for GNIS #289281 (Prairie Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #72484

The official website for Polk County: www.polk-county.net/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/

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 'straight-line' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Prairie Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9136, Longitude: -81.9941    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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