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:
38.4273, -89.3304
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 Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Nashville. Nashville lies just 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 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the North Prairie Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from North Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Lively Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lively Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity Evangelical Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kennedy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
- Beaucoup Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Beaucoup Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaucoup Cemetery
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- St. Anns Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Knolhoff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Knolhoff Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knolhoff Cemetery
- Posey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Posey Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey Cemetery
- The Posey Cemetery has also been known as:
- Berry Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107545 <5>
- Verner Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Verner Family Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verner Family Cemetery
- Old County Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Old County Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old County Cemetery
- Harres Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Harres Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harres Cemetery
- Olive Branch Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Addieville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Addieville Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addieville Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Grand Point Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Grand Point Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Point Cemetery
- Irvington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Irvington Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- New Minden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Minden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Minden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Hoyleton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Nashville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Posey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Posey is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
- Addieville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Richview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hoffman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Irvington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ashley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Baldwin Heights is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Heights
- Bartelso
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Posen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Posen is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posen
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Wamac
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wamac is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
- Okawville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Radom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Centralia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Huey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Beckemeyer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Central City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Central City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
- Carlyle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oakdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Germantown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elkton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elkton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Du Bois
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Du Bois is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Bois
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Roaches
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roaches is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaches
- Jefferson City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Walnut Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Junction City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Junction City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
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 Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The North Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashley
- Carlyle
- Central City
- Nashville
- Okawville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 North Prairie Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 #414643 (North Prairie Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #414643 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 148 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hoyleton
- Location given for North Prairie Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.4272719 Lon: -89.3303588
- 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 Washington, 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- 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. |