A visit to the Prairie Hill 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 Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prairie Hill Cemetery:
42.2383, -91.3196
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Prairie Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Prairie Hill Cemetery is located in Jones County<2>.
The county seat for Jones County is located in Anamosa. Anamosa lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of the Prairie Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Prairie Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Prairie Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prairie Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Castle Grove Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Castle Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Castle Grove Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Grove Cemetery
- Cass Congregational Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Grove Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Josephs Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Central City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96146 <5>
- Fremont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Fremont Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Cemetery
- Langworthy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Langworthy Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langworthy Cemetery
- Buck Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Prairieburg - Boulder Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Harts Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Boulder Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Boulder Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hazel Knoll Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hazel Knoll Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Knoll Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Livingston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boot Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Boot Hill Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boot Hill Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Wayne Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Wayne Zion Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Zion Cemetery
- East Monticello Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hopkinton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Prairie Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prairie Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Argand
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Argand is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argand
- Langworthy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Langworthy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langworthy
- Prairieburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Prairieburg is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Monticello
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stone City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stone City is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
- Hopkinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Anamosa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Central City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Viola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Viola is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Amber
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Amber is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
- Fairview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Ryan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ehler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ehler is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehler
- Coggon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Springville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Delhi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Golden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Golden is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
- Paris ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Paris is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Center Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Center Junction is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Junction
- Estimated population in 2015: 111 people
- Worthington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Worthington is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
- Martelle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Martelle is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Rockville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Robinson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Alburnett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Morley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Morley is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Cascade
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Delaware
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Delaware is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 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 Prairie Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jones County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prairie Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alburnett
- Anamosa
- Cascade
- Central City
- Coggon
- Delhi
- Hopkinton
- Monticello
- Springville
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 Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Jones 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #460416 (Prairie Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #460416 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: Jones
- Est. Elev: 302 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Anamosa NE
- Location given for Prairie Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.2383313 Lon: -91.3195999
- 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 Jones, 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 from Point A (ie- Prairie Hill 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. |