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A visit to the Prairie Lawn 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 Prairie Lawn Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Prairie Lawn 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 Prairie Lawn Cemetery

Lat:   41.1367°   (41° 8' 12")

Lon:   -94.3766°   (-94° 22' 35")

The Prairie Lawn Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.

The county seat for Union County is located in Creston. Creston lies just to the south of the Prairie Lawn Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Prairie Lawn Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prairie Lawn Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Spaulding Center Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spaulding Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spaulding Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Spaulding Center Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Jerusalem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jerusalem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jerusalem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Orient Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Hill of Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill of Zion Cemetery
    • The Hill of Zion Cemetery is located in Adair County
    • The Hill of Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Zion Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2167201 <5>
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Graceland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lytles Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lytles Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lytles Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lytles Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
  • County Home Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The County Home Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Cedar Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Kickman Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kickman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kickman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kickman Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Wilson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Adair County
    • Wilson Chapel
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Boley Farm Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boley Farm Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boley Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Boley Farm Cemetery is located in Adair County
    • Penn Ave. Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • West Branch Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Branch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Branch Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Kivett Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kivett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kivett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kivett Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Hebron Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Prairie Lawn Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prairie Lawn Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Creston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • East Creston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Creston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Creston
    • East Creston is located in Union County
  • Orient
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Zion
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
    • Zion is located in Adair County
  • Cromwell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
    • Cromwell is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
  • Hebron
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
    • Hebron is located in Adair County
  • Williamson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Williamson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
    • Williamson is located in Adams County
  • Macksburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
    • Macksburg is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • Gilead
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gilead. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
    • Gilead is located in Adair County
  • Greenfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Afton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Afton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
    • Afton is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 825 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <6>
  • Kent
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
    • Kent is located in Union County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Stanzel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanzel
      • Stanzel is located in Adair County
    • Prescott
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prescott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
      • Prescott is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prescott <6>
    • Stringtown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
      • Stringtown is located in Adams County
    • Fontanelle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanelle
      • Fontanelle is located in Adair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
    • Carl
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carl. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
      • Carl is located in Adams County
    • Arispe
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arispe
      • Arispe is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
    • Webster
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
      • Webster is located in Madison County
    • Lorimor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorimor
      • Lorimor is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
    • Arbor Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arbor Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
      • Arbor Hill is located in Adair County
    • Bridgewater
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Shannon City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shannon City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon City
      • Shannon City is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Ord
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ord. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ord
      • Ord is located in Madison County
    • Thayer
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
      • Thayer is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
    • Mount Etna
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Etna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
      • Mount Etna is located in Adams County

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 Lawn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Union County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prairie Lawn 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 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 Prairie Lawn 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 Prairie Lawn Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1822996  (Prairie Lawn Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1822996 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: Orient
    • County: Union         Elev: 406
    • Location given for GNIS #1822996 (Prairie Lawn Cemetery)

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 Union, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Prairie Lawn Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1367, Longitude: -94.3766       In this case, the coordinates for the Prairie Lawn 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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