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. 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 Lawn Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prairie Lawn Cemetery:
41.1367, -94.3766
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>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- 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)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Hill of Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hill of Zion Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill of Zion Cemetery
- 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)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lytles Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Lytles Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytles Grove Cemetery
- County Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The County Home Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Kickman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Kickman Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickman Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Wilson Chapel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Boley Farm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Boley Farm Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boley Farm Cemetery
- Penn Ave. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Branch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The West Branch Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch Cemetery
- Kivett Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Kivett Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kivett Cemetery
- 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)
- East Creston is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Creston
- Orient
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Zion
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Zion is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Cromwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cromwell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Hebron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Williamson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Williamson is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
- Macksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Macksburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Gilead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gilead is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Greenfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Afton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kent is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Stanzel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stanzel is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanzel
- Prescott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stringtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stringtown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Fontanelle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fontanelle is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
- Carl
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Carl is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Arispe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arispe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arispe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Webster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Webster is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Lorimor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lorimor is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorimor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Arbor Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Arbor Hill is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
- Bridgewater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shannon City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Shannon City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Ord
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ord is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ord
- Thayer
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Thayer is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Mount Etna
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mount Etna is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
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.
- Afton
- Afton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Prairie Lawn Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Afton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Arispe
- Arispe lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Prairie Lawn Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Arispe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arispe
- Bridgewater
- Creston
- Cromwell
- Fontanelle
- Greenfield
- Kent
- Kent lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Prairie Lawn Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kent.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Lorimor
- Macksburg
- Orient
- Prescott
- Shannon City
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 Lawn Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Union 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 Lawn Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1822996 (Prairie Lawn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1822996 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: Union
- Est. Elev: 406 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Orient
- Location given for Prairie Lawn Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.1366555 Lon: -94.3766268
- 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 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Prairie Lawn 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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