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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. 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 Portland Prairie Cemetery ...

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>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Portland Prairie Cemetery

Lat:   43.4944°   (43° 29' 39")

Lon:   -91.4585°   (-91° 27' 30")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)
  • Carsten Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carsten Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carsten Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Carsten Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)
  • Portland Prairie Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Portland Prairie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Portland Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Portland Prairie Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)
  • St. Johns Methodist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Johns UCC Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns UCC Cemetery
    • The St. Johns UCC Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steele Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steele Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Steele Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)
  • Stone Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stone Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilmington Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilmington Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wilmington Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Old Wilmington Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Wilmington Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Wilmington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Wilmington Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)
    • Grove Prairie Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Prairie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grove Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grove Prairie Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)
    • French Creek Methodist Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the French Creek Methodist Cemetery
      • The French Creek Methodist Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #805144 <5>
    • West Waterloo Ridge Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Waterloo Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Waterloo Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Waterloo Ridge Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
    • Waterloo Ridge Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • O'Hare Place Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the O'Hare Place Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the O'Hare Place Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The O'Hare Place Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
    • St. Joseph's Catholic Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph's Catholic Church Cemetery
      • The St. Joseph's Catholic Church Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Memorial Cemetery
      • The St. Peters Memorial Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winnebago Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winnebago Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Winnebago Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eitzen
    • Eitzen is located in Houston County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
  • Dorchester
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Wilmington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilmington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
    • Wilmington is located in Houston County (MN)
  • Bee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
    • Bee is located in Houston County (MN)
  • Quandahl
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quandahl. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quandahl
    • Quandahl is located in Allamakee County
  • New Albin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Willington Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willington Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington Grove
    • Willington Grove is located in Houston County (MN)
  • Caledonia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Spring Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
    • Spring Grove is located in Houston County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Grove <6>
  • Highlandville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
    • Highlandville is located in Winneshiek County
  • Lycurgus
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lycurgus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycurgus
    • Lycurgus is located in Allamakee County
  • Reno
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
    • Reno is located in Houston County (MN)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Genoa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
      • Genoa is located in Vernon County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Lansing
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
      • Lansing is located in Allamakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <6>
    • De Soto
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
      • De Soto is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
    • Riceford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceford
      • Riceford is located in Houston County (MN)
    • Waukon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon
      • Waukon is located in Allamakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,600 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukon <6>
    • Mabel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
      • Mabel is located in Fillmore County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mabel <6>
    • Hesper
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
      • Hesper is located in Winneshiek County
    • Stoddard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
      • Stoddard is located in Vernon County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
    • Brownsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Houston County (MN)
      • 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.

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 Portland 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 Portland Prairie Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1948927  (Portland Prairie Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1948927 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: Waukon NW
    • County: Allamakee         Elev: 336
    • Location given for GNIS #1948927 (Portland Prairie Cemetery)

The official website for Allamakee County: www.co.allamakee.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

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' 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 Portland Prairie Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4944, Longitude: -91.4585       In this case, the coordinates for the Portland Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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.
<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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