A visit to the North 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 North Prairie Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the North Prairie Cemetery:
41.5242, -89.3920
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the North Prairie Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The North Prairie Cemetery is located in Bureau County<2>.
The county seat for Bureau County is located in Princeton. Princeton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the North Prairie Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the North Prairie Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the North Prairie Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from North Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Van Orin Repose Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ohio Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Ohio Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Limerick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Limerick Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick Cemetery
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- The St. Mary's Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107991 <5>
- Greenfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Greenfield Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenfield Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in La Moille.
- The Greenfield Cemetery has also been known as:
- LaMoille Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1019885 <5>
- Mason Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Prairie Repose Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dover Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Dover Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Malden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Malden Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- Heatons Point Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hetzler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Hetzler Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetzler Cemetery
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Red Oak Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Red Oak Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak Cemetery
- Calvery Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Arlington Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Cemetery
- Lost Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Lost Grove Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Grove Cemetery
- Theiss Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Theiss Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theiss Cemetery
- Theiss Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Sandy Hill Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the North Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from North Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Van Orin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kasbeer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Greenoak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Greenoak is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenoak
- Limerick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Limerick is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Ohio
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- La Moille
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Malden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Zearing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zearing is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zearing
- Arlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Princeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Cherry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sublette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hollowayville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hollowayville is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowayville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Seatonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ottville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ottville is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottville
- Ladd
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- De Pue
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- De Pue is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
- Mendota
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Amboy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Manlius
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wyanet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harmon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bureau Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bureau Junction is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bureau Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- Bureau Junction has also been known as:
- Bureau
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bureau Junction <6>
- Dalzell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Troy Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Inlet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Inlet is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
- Lee Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Deer Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- New Bedford
(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 North Prairie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bureau County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The North Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amboy
- De Pue
- De Pue lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the North Prairie Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for De Pue.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pue
- La Moille
- Ladd
- Ladd lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the North Prairie Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ladd.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
- Manlius
- Mendota
- Ohio
- Ohio lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the North Prairie Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ohio.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
- Princeton
- Walnut
- Walnut lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the North Prairie Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Walnut.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Wyanet
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 professional and volunteer 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 North Prairie Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Bureau 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 North Prairie Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #414644 (North Prairie Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #414644 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: Bureau
- Est. Elev: 229 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ohio
- Location given for North Prairie Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5242014 Lon: -89.3920357
- 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 Bureau, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North 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. |