A visit to the Mound 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 Mound Prairie Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mound Prairie Cemetery:
41.6225, -93.1544
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mound Prairie Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mound Prairie Cemetery is located in Jasper County<2>.
The county seat for Jasper County is located in Newton. Newton lies just to the northeast of the Mound Prairie Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mound Prairie Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Mound Prairie Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mound Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kelley Family Burial Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rorabaugh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rorabaugh Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rorabaugh Cemetery
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sugar Grove Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove Cemetery
- Waveland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Westview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Westview Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Cemetery
- Dowler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Dowler Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowler Cemetery
- Slaughter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Slaughter Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Colfax Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Colfax Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax Cemetery
- The Colfax Cemetery has also been known as:
- Highland - Oak Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2189044 <5>
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Seay Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Seay Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seay Cemetery
- Livingston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Livingston Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Palo Alto Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Palo Alto Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Alto Cemetery
- Shipp Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Shipp Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipp Cemetery
- Rhinehart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Rhinehart Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinehart Cemetery
- Griffis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ritter - Worth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Monroe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Monroe Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Cemetery
- The Monroe Cemetery has also been known as:
- Silent City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95492 <5>
- Gifford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moffitt Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Mound Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mound Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Metz
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Metz is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Prairie City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Colfax
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Goddard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Goddard is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
- Lambs Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lambs Grove is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Monroe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Reasnor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Reasnor is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reasnor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Newton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oswalt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oswalt is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswalt
- Vandalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vandalia is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Percy ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Percy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
- Green Castle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Green Castle is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ira
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ira is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Galesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Galesburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Valeria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Valeria is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Mitchellville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Runnells
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Otley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Killduff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Killduff is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killduff
- Mingo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Santiago
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Santiago is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiago
- Swan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Swan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Baxter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cordova
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cordova is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Kellogg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Mound Prairie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jasper County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mound Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Baxter
- Colfax
- Kellogg
- Mitchellville
- Monroe
- Monroe lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Mound Prairie Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Monroe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Newton
- Prairie City
- Runnells
- Swan
- Swan lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Mound Prairie Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Swan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
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 Mound Prairie Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Jasper 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 Mound Prairie Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1999695 (Mound Prairie Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1999695 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: Jasper
- Est. Elev: 270 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Prairie City
- Location given for Mound Prairie Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.6224904 Lon: -93.1543691
- 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 Jasper, 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- Mound 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. |