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 ...
The Little Prairie Cemetery is located in Effingham County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Arborcrest Memorial Park
- The Arborcrest Memorial Park is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arborcrest Memorial Park
- The Arborcrest Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Arborcrest Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #216589 <2>
- Bailey Cemetery
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Brockett Cemetery
- The Brockett Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockett Cemetery
- Davidson Cemetery
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- Drysdale Cemetery
- The Drysdale Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drysdale Cemetery
- Ewington Cemetery
- The Ewington Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington Cemetery
- Fremington Cemetery
- The Fremington Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremington Cemetery
- Funkhouser Cemetery
- The Funkhouser Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser Cemetery
- German Methodist Cemetery
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
- Loy Chapel Cemetery
- The Loy Chapel Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loy Chapel Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- McCoy Cemetery
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Effingham County
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- Miller Chapel Cemetery
- The Miller Chapel Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Chapel Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- New Salem Cemetery
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
- Newman Cemetery
- The Newman Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Cemetery
- Old Loy Cemetery
- The Old Loy Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Loy Cemetery
- Old Salem Cemetery
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Effingham County
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- Rinehart Cemetery
- The Rinehart Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinehart Cemetery
- St. Clare Catholic Cemetery
- Toothaker Cemetery
- The Toothaker Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toothaker Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Wabash Cemetery
- The Wabash Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
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]<3> of the Little Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Altamont
- Avena
- Avena is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avena
- Beecher City
- Beecher City is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- Dexter
- Dexter is located in Effingham County
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- Dieterich
- Edgewood
- Effingham
- Funkhouser
- Funkhouser is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Gilmore
- Gilmore is located in Effingham County
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- Green Creek
- Green Creek is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Heartville
- Heartville is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartville
- Holliday
- Holliday is located in Fayette County
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- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Howards Point ‑ Historic
- Howards Point is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Point
- Iola
- La Clede
- La Clede is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Clede
- Loogootee
- Mason
- Moccasin
- Moccasin is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
- Mode
- Mode is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mode
- Saint Elmo
- Shumway
- Sigel
- Stewardson
- Teutopolis
- Watson
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 Effingham County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Little Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altamont
- Dieterich
- Effingham
- Saint Elmo
- Sigel
- Stewardson
- Teutopolis
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Little Prairie Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Effingham 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 #1810519 (Little Prairie Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1810519 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: Effingham
- Est. Elev: 170 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Altamont East
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Effingham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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- Little Prairie Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |