A visit to the Grand 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 Grand Prairie Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Grand Prairie Cemetery:
41.3889, -91.6307
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Grand Prairie Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Grand Prairie Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Washington. Washington lies just to the south southwest of the Grand Prairie Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Grand Prairie Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Grand Prairie Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Grand Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Plain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Richmond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Richmond Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Cemetery
- Harrisburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Harrisburg Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg Cemetery
- Kupka Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Kupka Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kupka Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- St. Vincent Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Vincent Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Vincent Cemetery
- Middleburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Middleburg Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg Cemetery
- Philips Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Philips Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philips Cemetery
- County Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ainsworth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Ainsworth Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainsworth Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Litsey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Litsey Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litsey Cemetery
- Clarke Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Clarke Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke Cemetery
- Grave Yard Point Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clark Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
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 Grand Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Grand Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Washington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ainsworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kalona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Havre
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Havre is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre
- Gladwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gladwin is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
- River Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- River Junction is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
- West Chester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- West Chester is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Cotter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cotter is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Wellman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crawfordsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lone Tree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Amish
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Amish is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish
- Williamstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Williamstown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Frytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Frytown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Conesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Conesville is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
- Wyman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wyman is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
- Columbus Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nira
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Nira is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nira
- Coppock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Coppock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Wayland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Columbus City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus City is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Windham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Windham is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
- Fredonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fredonia is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Keota
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Grand Prairie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Grand Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ainsworth
- Columbus City
- Columbus Junction
- Crawfordsville
- Hills
- Hills lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Grand Prairie Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hills.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
- Kalona
- Kalona lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Grand Prairie Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kalona.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalona
- Keota
- Lone Tree
- Riverside
- Washington
- Wayland
- Wellman
- West Chester
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Grand Prairie Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Grand Prairie Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1981813 (Grand Prairie Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1981813 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 235 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kalona
- Location given for Grand Prairie Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.3889073 Lon: -91.6307211
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Washington, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grand 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. |