A visit to the Prairie Belle 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 Prairie Belle Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prairie Belle Cemetery:
41.6008, -93.3113
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Prairie Belle Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Prairie Belle Cemetery is located in Jasper County<2>.
The county seat for Jasper County is located in Newton. Newton lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Prairie Belle Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Prairie Belle Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Prairie Belle Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prairie Belle Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Vandalia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Vandalia Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia Cemetery
- Westview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Westview Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Cemetery
- Spry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Spry Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spry Cemetery
- Waveland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mitchellville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Canfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Canfield Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield Cemetery
- Lowman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Colfax Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Powers - Warren Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rhinehart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Rhinehart Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinehart Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Altoona Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Altoona Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona Cemetery
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- New Altoona Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The New Altoona Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Altoona Cemetery
- Stuart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Stuart Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Cemetery
- Wicker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Wicker Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicker Cemetery
- Griffis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kelley Family Burial Ground
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rorabaugh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Rorabaugh Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rorabaugh Cemetery
- Slaughter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Slaughter Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Cemetery
- Shipp Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Shipp Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipp Cemetery
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 Prairie Belle Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prairie Belle Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Prairie City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Vandalia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Vandalia is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Mitchellville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Runnells
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Colfax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oswalt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oswalt is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswalt
- Adelphi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Adelphi is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelphi
- Percy ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Percy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
- Santiago
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Santiago is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiago
- Valeria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Valeria is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Rising Sun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rising Sun is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Swan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Swan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bondurant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Altoona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hartford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Metz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Metz is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Goddard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Goddard is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
- Green Castle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Green Castle is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle
- Pleasant Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Levey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Levey is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levey
- Carlisle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mingo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Monroe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berwick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Berwick is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
- Country Estate Village
(12 miles [19.3 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 Prairie Belle 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 Prairie Belle Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altoona
- Colfax
- Mitchellville
- Monroe
- Monroe lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Prairie Belle Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Monroe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Prairie City
- Runnells
- Swan
- Swan lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Prairie Belle 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 professional and volunteer 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 Prairie Belle 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 Prairie Belle Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1999691 (Prairie Belle Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1999691 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: 285 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Runnells
- Location given for Prairie Belle Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.6008227 Lon: -93.3113189
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Prairie Belle 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. |