A visit to the Prairieburg - Boulder 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 Prairieburg - Boulder Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prairieburg - Boulder Cemetery:
42.2417, -91.4460
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Prairieburg - Boulder Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Prairieburg - Boulder Cemetery is located in Linn County<2>.
The county seat for Linn County is located in Cedar Rapids. Cedar Rapids lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Prairieburg - Boulder Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Prairieburg - Boulder Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prairieburg - Boulder Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Boulder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Boulder Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Nugents Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coggon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Coggon Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggon Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Oakhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakhill Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhill Cemetery
- Mills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
- Mt. Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Clark Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Clark Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jordan's Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Harts Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Prairie Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Prairie Hill Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hill Cemetery
- Paris Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Paris Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Cemetery
- Blodgett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Blodgett Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett Cemetery
- Hazel Knoll Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hazel Knoll Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Knoll Cemetery
- Castle Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Castle Grove Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Grove Cemetery
- Grove Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Peace Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Peace Lutheran Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Lutheran Cemetery
- The Peace Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Peace Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95778 <5>
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gillilan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Gillilan Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillilan Cemetery
- Fremont Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Fremont Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Cemetery
- Cass Congregational Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Castle Grove Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Buck Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Golden Prairie Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Prairie Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Golden Prairie Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Ryan.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2150219 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Prairieburg - Boulder Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prairieburg - Boulder Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Prairieburg
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Prairieburg is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Central City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Argand
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Argand is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argand
- Ehler
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ehler is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehler
- Coggon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Paris ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Paris is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Ryan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Robinson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Alburnett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Viola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Viola is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Stone City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stone City is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
- Golden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Golden is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Langworthy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Langworthy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langworthy
- Springville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fairview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Anamosa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hopkinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Troy Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lafayette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lafayette is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Monticello
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Monti
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Monti is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monti
- Squaw Creek Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Squaw Creek Village is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squaw Creek Village
- Delhi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Amber
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Amber is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
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 Prairieburg - Boulder Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Linn County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prairieburg - Boulder Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alburnett
- Anamosa
- Central City
- Coggon
- Coggon lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Prairieburg - Boulder Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Coggon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggon
- Delhi
- Delhi lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Prairieburg - Boulder Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Delhi.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- Hopkinton
- Monticello
- Springville
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 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 Prairieburg - Boulder Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Linn 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 Prairieburg - Boulder Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #460430 (Prairieburg-Boulder Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #460430 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: Linn
- Est. Elev: 284 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Prairieburg
- Location given for Prairieburg-Boulder Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.241661 Lon: -91.445995
- 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 Linn, 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- Prairieburg - Boulder 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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