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A visit to the Prairie Lutheran 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 Lutheran Cemetery ...

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

41.9628, -92.0277

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Prairie Lutheran Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Prairie Lutheran Cemetery is located in Benton County<2>.

The county seat for Benton County is located in Vinton. Vinton lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north of the Prairie Lutheran Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Prairie Lutheran Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Prairie Lutheran Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Salem Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
  • St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Stringtown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Stringtown Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown Cemetery
  • Calvary Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mound Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mound Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
  • Norway Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Norway Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Cemetery
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
  • Raetz Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Raetz Memorial Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raetz Memorial Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Raetz Memorial Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Atkins.
    • The Raetz Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Raetz Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95910 <5>
  • Fix Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Fix Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fix Cemetery
  • Old International Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Conn Pioneer Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Conn Pioneer Cemetery is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conn Pioneer Cemetery
      • The Conn Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Conn Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2323692 <5>
    • LaRue Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The LaRue Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaRue Cemetery
    • Bender Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bender Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bender Cemetery
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
    • St. Stephens Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Cemetery
    • Keystone Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Keystone Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Cemetery
    • Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
    • International Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The International Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for International Cemetery
    • Titler Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Bishop Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Bishop Cemetery is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
      • The Bishop Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Denzler Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94272 <5>
    • Lenox Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lenox Cemetery is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox Cemetery
      • The Lenox Cemetery has also been known as:
      • New Jerusalem Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95274 <5>
    • Parkers Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Parkers Grove Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Grove Cemetery

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 Lutheran Cemetery.

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

  • Newhall
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Blairstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Van Horne
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Van Horne is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Horne
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 646 people
  • Watkins
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Watkins is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
  • Norway
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Luzerne
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Luzerne is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
  • Atkins
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Keystone
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Dayton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dayton is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Marengo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • West Amana
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • West Amana is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amana
  • Walford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Walford is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,436 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Shellsburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Belle Plaine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • South Amana
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Middle Amana
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Amana
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairfax
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Garrison
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Garrison is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
    • Covington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Covington is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
    • Palo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Vinton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Irving
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Irving is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
    • Grand View Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Grand View Village is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Village
    • Cedar Hills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Cedar Hills is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hills
    • Benton City ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Benton City is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City

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 Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Benton County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prairie Lutheran Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Prairie Lutheran Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Benton 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 Lutheran Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #460383  (Prairie Lutheran Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #460383 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: Benton
      • Est. Elev: 281 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Blairstown
      • Location given for Prairie Lutheran Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.9627778     Lon: -92.0276815
      • 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 Benton, 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 from Point A (ie- Prairie Lutheran 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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