A visit to the Prairie View 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 View Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prairie View Cemetery:
41.8869, -92.7988
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Prairie View Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Prairie View Cemetery is located in Marshall County<2>.
The county seat for Marshall County is located in Marshalltown. Marshalltown lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Prairie View Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Prairie View Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Prairie View Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prairie View Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Strand Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Joseph's German Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stavanger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Stavanger Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stavanger Cemetery
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Chester Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Cemetery
- Chester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Chester Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Cemetery
- Korns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Korns Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Korns Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Graceland Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Timber Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Timber Creek Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Creek Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Methodist Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- Rock Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Rock Valley Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valley Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Butlerville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Butlerville Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Friends Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Le Grand.
- The Friends Cemetery has also been known as:
- LeGrand Friends Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1964757 <5>
- Le Grand Friends Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- St. John's UCC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Croskrey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Croskrey Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croskrey Cemetery
- Rouse Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Rouse Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouse Cemetery
- Murty Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Murty Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murty Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Prairie View Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prairie View Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gilman
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gilman is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Dunbar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dunbar is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Newburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Newburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Ferguson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ferguson is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Dillon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dillon is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- Laurel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Laurel is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Montour
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Le Grand
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Haverhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grinnell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland Acres
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oakland Acres is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Sheridan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sheridan is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Kellogg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marshalltown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tama
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Luray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Luray is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Toledo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- State Center Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Green Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Green Mountain is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
- Garwin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Garwin is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- LaMoille
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- LaMoille is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaMoille
- Long Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Long Point is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
- Gladstone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gladstone is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Melbourne
(16 miles [25.7 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 View Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marshall County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prairie View Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gilman
- Grinnell
- Kellogg
- Le Grand
- Malcom
- Marietta
- Marshalltown
- Melbourne
- Montour
- Newton
- Tama
- Tama lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Prairie View Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tama.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tama
- Toledo
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 View Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Marshall 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 View Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #460424 (Prairie View Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #460424 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: Marshall
- Est. Elev: 311 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gilman
- Location given for Prairie View Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.8869352 Lon: -92.7988064
- 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 Marshall, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Prairie View 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. |