Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Prairie Grove (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Prairie Grove. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Prairie Grove ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Prairie Grove: Prairie Grv.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Prairie Grove is located in Des Moines County.
To see how the shape of Iowa's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Des Moines County: Henry, Lee, Louisa, Hancock (IL) & Henderson (IL).
Below are the counties that are near Prairie Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Prairie Grove:
- Des Moines County (The home county of Prairie Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Grove, with the one closest to Prairie Grove listed first.
- Middletown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown is located in Des Moines County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Danville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Dodgeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Dodgeville is located in Des Moines County
- West Burlington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Burlington
- West Burlington is located in Des Moines County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,875 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Burlington <2>
- Sperry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sperry
- Sperry is located in Des Moines County
- Burlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Burlington is located in Des Moines County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,516 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <2>
- Yarmouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth
- Yarmouth is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yarmouth <2>
- Mediapolis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mediapolis
- Mediapolis is located in Des Moines County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,514 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mediapolis <2>
- Patterson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Kingston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Des Moines County
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Grove, with the one closest to Prairie Grove listed first.
- New London
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- New London is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,825 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <2>
- Lowell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Lowell is located in Henry County
- Mount Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Mount Union is located in Henry County
- Estimated population in 2017: 107 people
- Mount Pleasant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,508 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <2>
- Winfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Winfield is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <2>
- Oakland Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mills
- Oakland Mills is located in Henry County
- Salem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Salem is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <2>
- Westwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - Swedesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedesburg
- Swedesburg is located in Henry County
- Olds
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) - Rome
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Hillsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - Wayland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Wayland is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayland <2>
- Jefferson County
- Lockridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockridge
- Lockridge is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockridge <2>
- Lockridge
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Grove, with the one closest to Prairie Grove listed first.
- South Augusta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Augusta
- South Augusta is located in Lee County
- Denmark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Denmark is located in Lee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denmark <2>
- Wever
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wever have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wever
- Wever is located in Lee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wever <2>
- Sawyer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Sawyer is located in Lee County
- Former names for Sawyer:
- Atlee
- Edwards
- Saint Paul
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Saint Paul is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- West Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- West Point is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <2>
- Pilot Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Pilot Grove is located in Lee County
- Fort Madison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Madison
- Fort Madison is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,263 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Madison <2>
- Franklin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Houghton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
- Houghton is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Mount Hamill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hamill
- Mount Hamill is located in Lee County
- Former names for Mount Hamill:
- Courtwright
- Hamill
- White Lane ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lane
- White Lane is located in Lee County
- Jeffersonville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
- Jeffersonville is located in Lee County
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Grove, with the one closest to Prairie Grove listed first.
- Morning Sun
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morning Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Sun
- Morning Sun is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morning Sun <2>
- Elrick Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrick Junction
- Elrick Junction is located in Louisa County
- Oakville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Oakville is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakville <2>
- Wapello
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapello
- Wapello is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
- Wyman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
- Wyman is located in Louisa County
- Columbus City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Columbus City is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Grandview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north) - Columbus Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Junction
- Columbus Junction is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus Junction <2>
- Fredonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north) - Cotter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Grove, with the one closest to Prairie Grove listed first.
- Farmington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Farmington is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <2>
- Stockport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockport
- Stockport is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockport <2>
- Washington County
- Crawfordsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfordsville
- Crawfordsville is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawfordsville <2>
- Crawfordsville
- Hancock County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Grove, with the one closest to Prairie Grove listed first.
- Dallas City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas City
- Dallas City is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 859 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas City <2>
- Pontoosuc
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Niota
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Niota have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niota
- Niota is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niota <2>
- Colusa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colusa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colusa
- Colusa is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colusa <2>
- Disco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
- Disco is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Nauvoo
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
- Nauvoo is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nauvoo <2>
- Adrian
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adrian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Adrian is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adrian <2>
- La Harpe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Harpe
- La Harpe is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,123 people
- Burnside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Burnside is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Ferris
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
- Ferris is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferris <2>
- Henderson County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Grove, with the one closest to Prairie Grove listed first.
- Gulf Port
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Port
- Gulf Port is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Carman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carman
- Carman is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carman <2>
- Gladstone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Gladstone is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladstone <2>
- Oquawka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oquawka
- Oquawka is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oquawka <2>
- Lomax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lomax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Lomax is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lomax <2>
- Olena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
- Olena is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Milroy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Biggsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biggsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggsville
- Biggsville is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Rozetta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east) - Stronghurst
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stronghurst have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronghurst
- Stronghurst is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 774 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stronghurst <2>
- Terre Haute
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
- Terre Haute is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Media
(23 miles [37 km] to the east) - Raritan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- McDonough County (IL)
- Blandinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandinsville
- Blandinsville is located in McDonough County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blandinsville <2>
- Blandinsville
- Mercer County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Grove, with the one closest to Prairie Grove listed first.
- Keithsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keithsburg
- Keithsburg is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keithsburg <2>
- New Boston
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- New Boston is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 644 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Boston <2>
- Seaton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Seaton is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaton <2>
- Joy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Joy is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joy <2>
- Warren County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Grove, with the one closest to Prairie Grove listed first.
- Smithshire
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithshire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithshire
- Smithshire is located in Warren County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithshire <2>
- Kirkwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirkwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
- Kirkwood is located in Warren County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 670 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirkwood <2>
- Little York
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little York have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Little York is located in Warren County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little York <2>
- Eleanor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Prairie Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Prairie Grove.
Newspapers Published in Prairie Grove ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Prairie Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Prairie Grove, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Prairie Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Prairie Grove:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //iowaculture.gov/history/
- Pages specific to Des Moines County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Henry County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jefferson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Louisa County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Van Buren County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Washington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hancock County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Henderson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- McDonough County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Mercer County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Warren County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Henry County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Iowa
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Iowa
- Cemeteries of Des Moines County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Iowa
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Iowa
- Cemeteries of Des Moines County
Cemeteries Near Prairie Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Prairie Grove.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Prairie Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Prairie Grove, with the one closest to Prairie Grove listed first.
- Prairie Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Grove Cemetery
- Leuins Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leuins Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leuins Point Cemetery
- Schilb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schilb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schilb Cemetery
- Salem Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Lutheran Cemetery
- Siefken Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Siefken Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Siefken Family Cemetery
- Old Danville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Danville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Danville Cemetery
- Middletown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middletown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middletown Cemetery
- Schnupper Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schnupper Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schnupper Farm Cemetery
- St. John's United Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's United Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's United Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
- Thie Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thie Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thie Farm Cemetery
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- Carter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
- Jaggar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jaggar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jaggar Cemetery
- Long Creek Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Creek Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Creek Methodist Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Prairie Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Prairie Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Prairie Grove, with the one closest to Prairie Grove listed first.
- Danville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Middletown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown is located in Des Moines County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- West Burlington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Burlington
- West Burlington is located in Des Moines County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,875 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Burlington <2>
- Dodgeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Dodgeville is located in Des Moines County
- Pleasant Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Des Moines County
- Latty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Sperry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sperry
- Sperry is located in Des Moines County
- Augusta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Burlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Burlington is located in Des Moines County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,516 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <2>
- New London
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- New London is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,825 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <2>
- Roscoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Lowell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Lowell is located in Henry County
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- Denmark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Denmark is located in Lee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denmark <2>
- Yarmouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth
- Yarmouth is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yarmouth <2>
- Kossuth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Denmark
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Prairie Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Prairie Grove.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Prairie Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Des Moines County: www.co.des-moines.ia.us/
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Prairie Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Prairie Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8792, Longitude: -91.2524 In this case, the coordinates for Prairie Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Prairie Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |