A visit to the Portland 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 Portland Prairie Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Portland Prairie Cemetery:
43.4944, -91.4585
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Portland Prairie Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Portland Prairie Cemetery is located in Allamakee County<2>.
The county seat for Allamakee County is located in Waukon. Waukon lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south of the Portland Prairie Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Portland Prairie Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Portland Prairie Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Portland Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Carsten Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Carsten Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsten Cemetery
- Portland Prairie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns UCC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns UCC Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns UCC Cemetery
- The St. Johns UCC Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns Cemetery
- Wheatland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2205907 <5>
- Steele Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Steele Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- English Bench Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmington Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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- Old Wilmington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Old Wilmington Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Wilmington Cemetery
- Grove Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Grove Prairie Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Prairie Cemetery
- French Creek Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The French Creek Methodist Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Creek Methodist Cemetery
- The French Creek Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- French Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #779641 <5>
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Waterloo Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Waterloo Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- O'Hare Place Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The O'Hare Place Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Hare Place Cemetery
- St. Joseph's Catholic Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Joseph's Catholic Church Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's Catholic Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph's Catholic Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of New Albin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2170152 <5>
- St. Peters Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Peters Memorial Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Memorial Cemetery
- The St. Peters Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Peters Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2192230 <5>
- Winnebago Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Winnebago Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnebago Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Portland Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Portland Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Eitzen
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Eitzen is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eitzen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Dorchester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmington is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Bee
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bee is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
- Quandahl
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Quandahl is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quandahl
- New Albin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Willington Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Willington Grove is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington Grove
- Caledonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Spring Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Highlandville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Highlandville is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
- Lycurgus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lycurgus is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycurgus
- Reno
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reno is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Genoa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Genoa is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Lansing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- De Soto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- De Soto is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Riceford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Riceford is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceford
- Waukon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mabel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hesper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hesper is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Stoddard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stoddard is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Brownsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
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 Portland 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 Portland Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brownsville
- Caledonia
- De Soto
- Lansing
- Mabel
- New Albin
- Spring Grove
- Stoddard
- Waukon
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Portland 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 Portland Prairie Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1948927 (Portland Prairie Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1948927 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: 336 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Waukon NW
- Location given for Portland Prairie Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.4944163 Lon: -91.4584725
- 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 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Portland 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. |
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