A visit to the May's 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 May's Prairie Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The May's Prairie Cemetery (FG ID #2205903).
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 May's Prairie Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the May's Prairie Cemetery:
43.3741, -91.3327
The May's Prairie Cemetery is located in Allamakee County<2>.
The county seat for Allamakee County is located in Waukon. Waukon lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the May's Prairie Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the May's Prairie Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from May's Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lansing Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Lansing Ridge Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing Ridge Cemetery
- Roese Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Roese Plot is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roese Plot
- Faegre Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- French Creek Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gethsemane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lycurgus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lycurgus Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycurgus Cemetery
- Center Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Heminway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Round Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Round Prairie Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Prairie Cemetery
- Village Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Village Creek Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Creek Cemetery
- English Bench Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- County Care Facility Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Old West Paint Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Paint Creek Synod Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Reynolds Plot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Reynolds Plot is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Plot
- Elon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Elon Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon Cemetery
- St. Peters Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Joseph's Catholic Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 May's Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from May's Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lycurgus
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lansing
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- De Soto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dalby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Albin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Waukon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Waterville is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Eitzen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dorchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rossville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ferryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ferryville is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Freeman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Freeman is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Retreat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Harpers Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Quandahl
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Genoa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Reno
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wilmington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Volney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Waukon Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Prairie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Prairie is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Prairie
- Charme
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Charme is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charme
- Purdy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Highlandville
(17 miles [27.4 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 May's Prairie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Allamakee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The May's Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- De Soto
- Lansing
- New Albin
- Waukon
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 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 May's Prairie Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Allamakee 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 May's Prairie Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2205903
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1948955 (May's Prairie Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1948955 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: Allamakee
- Est. Elev: 372 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Church
- Location given for May's Prairie Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.3741421 Lon: -91.3326347
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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 Iowa's counties, including Allamakee, 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- May's 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. |