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A visit to the Hoosier 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 Hoosier Prairie Cemetery ...

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

38.7925, -88.4112

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

The Hoosier Prairie Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.

The county seat for Clay County is located in Louisville. Louisville lies just to the west southwest of the Hoosier Prairie Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Hoosier Prairie Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Hoosier Prairie Cemetery.<4>

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

  • McKnight Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The McKnight Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKnight Cemetery
  • Kinnamon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Kinnamon Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinnamon Cemetery
  • Dillman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • White Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The White Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
  • Number 4 Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Number 4 Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number 4 Cemetery
  • McKinney Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The McKinney Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
  • Ditter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Ditter Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditter Cemetery
  • Shouse Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
  • Burke Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Burke Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke Cemetery
  • Woods Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Woods Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
  • Brooks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Brooks Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Red Brush Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Red Brush Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Brush Cemetery
    • Orchard Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Orchard Hill Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill Cemetery
    • Old Louisville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jenkins Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
    • Smith Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
    • Levitte Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Levitte Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levitte Cemetery
    • Ingraham Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Ingraham Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingraham Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ingraham Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Ingraham.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978333 <5>
    • Conly Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Conly Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conly Cemetery
    • Tolliver Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Tolliver Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolliver Cemetery
    • Rusk Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Rusk Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rusk Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Flora.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107793 <5>
    • McCawley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The McCawley Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCawley Cemetery
    • Leonard Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Leonard Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Cemetery
    • Weidner Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Weidner Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weidner Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hoosier Prairie Cemetery.

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

  • Sailor Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Louisville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Ingraham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Clay City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Flora
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Passport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Passport is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passport
  • Wakefield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Wakefield is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
  • Camp Travis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Camp Travis is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Travis
  • Iola
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Noble
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bogota
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bogota is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
  • Kenner
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Kenner is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Rinard
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Mason
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Mason is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <6>
    • Xenia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wynoose
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Wynoose is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynoose
    • Edgewood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gallagher
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Gallagher is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher
    • Dundas
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Lis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lis is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lis
    • Wheeler
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • La Clede
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • La Clede is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Clede
    • Enterprise
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Enterprise is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Olney
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Olney is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,667 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olney <6>
    • Watson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • West Liberty
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • West Liberty is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
    • Dieterich
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

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 Hoosier Prairie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Clay City
  • Dieterich
  • Flora
    • Flora lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Hoosier Prairie Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Flora.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
  • Louisville
  • Noble
    • Noble lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Hoosier Prairie Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Noble.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
  • Olney
    • Olney lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Hoosier Prairie Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Olney.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
  • Sailor Springs
  • Xenia
    • Xenia lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Hoosier Prairie Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Xenia.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Hoosier Prairie Cemetery: