A visit to the Buffalo Prairie 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 Buffalo Prairie Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Buffalo Prairie Cemetery:
41.3473, -90.8696
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Buffalo Prairie Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Buffalo Prairie Cemetery is located in Rock Island County<2>.
The county seat for Rock Island County is located in Rock Island. Rock Island lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Buffalo Prairie Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Buffalo Prairie Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Buffalo Prairie Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Buffalo Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Leech Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Illinois City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Illinois City Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois City Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Edgington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Edgington Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgington Cemetery
- Fairport Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Fairport Cemetery is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Hamlet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hamlet Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Dodge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Dodge Cemetery is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Krell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Krell Cemetery is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krell Cemetery
- Eliza Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Eliza Creek Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza Creek Cemetery
- Shields Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Shields Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields Cemetery
- Mannon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Mannon Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannon Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Montpelier Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Montpelier Cemetery is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier Cemetery
- Nye Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Nye Cemetery is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nye Cemetery
- Griffith Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Griffith Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
- Andalusia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Andalusia Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andalusia 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 Buffalo Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Buffalo Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Buffalo Prairie
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Illinois City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Illinois City is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois City
- Marston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marston is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Petersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Petersville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Eliza
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eliza is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Fairport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fairport is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Edgington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edgington is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgington
- Midway Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Midway Beach is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Beach
- Pine Mills ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pine Mills is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
- Mannon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mannon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannon
- Andalusia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Joy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Reynolds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Taylor Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Muscatine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Prairie is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
- Aledo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Grass
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Boston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fruitland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fruitland is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
- Shale City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shale City is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shale City
- Matherville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Preemption
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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 Buffalo Prairie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rock Island County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Buffalo Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aledo
- Aledo lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Buffalo Prairie Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Aledo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aledo
- Buffalo
- Matherville
- Muscatine
- New Boston
- Reynolds
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Buffalo Prairie Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Rock Island 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 Buffalo Prairie Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #405164 (Buffalo Prairie Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #405164 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: Rock Island
- Est. Elev: 229 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Buffalo Prairie
- Location given for Buffalo Prairie Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.3472537 Lon: -90.8695883
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Rock Island, 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- Buffalo Prairie 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. |