A visit to the Little 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 Little Prairie Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Little Prairie Cemetery:
38.3859, -88.1125
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Little Prairie Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Little Prairie Cemetery is located in Edwards County<2>.
The county seat for Edwards County is located in Albion. Albion lies just to the east southeast of the Little Prairie Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Little Prairie Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Little Prairie Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Little Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wanborough Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Wanborough Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanborough Cemetery
- Samaria Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Samaria Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria Cemetery
- Medler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Medler Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medler Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The West Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Albion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Albion Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Cemetery
- Thomas Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Thomas Hill Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Hill Cemetery
- West Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The West Village Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Scottsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Thread Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Thread Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thread Cemetery
- Carney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Carney Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney Cemetery
- Birk Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Birk Prairie Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk Prairie Cemetery
- Gravet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Gravet Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravet Cemetery
- James Hean Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Browns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Browns Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Cemetery
- Gould Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Gould Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Cemetery
- Crews Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Crews Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crews Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Gash Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Gash Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gash Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gash Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Fairfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105795 <5>
- Winland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Winland Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winland Cemetery
- Jacobs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Jacobs Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Bone Gap Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bone Gap Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Gap Cemetery
- Bond Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bond Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond Cemetery
- Potter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Potter Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
- Enenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Enenezer Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enenezer Cemetery
- Gaede Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Gaede Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaede 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 Little Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Little Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ellery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Albion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Red Top
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Red Top is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
- Golden Gate
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Browns
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bone Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bennington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bennington is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Grayville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Salem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Salem is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Maple Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Maple Grove is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Bellmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mills Prairie ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mills Prairie is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Prairie
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Marion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Marion is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Mount Erie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Calvin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Calvin is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Keensburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fairfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Parkersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Barnhill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Shoals
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crossville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wynoose
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wynoose is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynoose
- Griffin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Griffin is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Enterprise
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Enterprise is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Jeffersonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jeffersonville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
- Geff
(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 Little Prairie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Edwards County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Little Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albion
- Crossville
- Fairfield
- Grayville
- Jeffersonville
- West Salem
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 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 Little Prairie Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Edwards 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 Little Prairie Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1808157 (Little Prairie Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1808157 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: Edwards
- Est. Elev: 141 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Albion North
- Location given for Little Prairie Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.3858817 Lon: -88.1125376
- 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 Edwards, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Little 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. |
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