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A visit to the Old Prairie City 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 Old Prairie City Cemetery ...

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

40.6285, -90.4566

The Old Prairie City Cemetery is located in McDonough County<1>.

The county seat for McDonough County is located in Macomb. Macomb lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Old Prairie City Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old Prairie City Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Old Prairie City Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Avon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Avon Cemetery is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Cemetery
  • Holeman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Holeman Cemetery is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holeman Cemetery
  • Holeman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Holeman Cemetery is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holeman Cemetery
  • Virgil Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Virgil Cemetery is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil Cemetery
  • Guernsey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Guernsey Cemetery is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey Cemetery
  • Peirsol Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Peirsol Cemetery is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peirsol Cemetery
  • McMahill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The McMahill Cemetery is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMahill Cemetery
  • Bushnell City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • St. Augustine Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The St. Augustine Cemetery is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Augustine Cemetery
  • Bond Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bond Cemetery is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond Cemetery
  • Solon - Robinson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Barnes Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Barnes Cemetery is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Checkrow Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Checkrow Cemetery is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checkrow Cemetery
    • Flake Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Flake Cemetery is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flake Cemetery
    • Babbitt Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Babbitt Cemetery is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbitt Cemetery
    • Hunt Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Hunt Cemetery is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
    • Greenbush Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Greenbush Cemetery is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush Cemetery
    • Larkins Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Larkins Cemetery is located in McDonough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkins Cemetery
    • Hageman Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Rigdon Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Rigdon Cemetery is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon Cemetery
    • Ellisville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Ellisville Cemetery is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville Cemetery
    • Heartley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Heartley Cemetery is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartley Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Old Prairie City Cemetery.

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

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 Old Prairie City Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McDonough County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Abingdon
  • Adair
    • Adair lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the South (S) of the Old Prairie City Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Adair.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
  • Avon
    • Avon lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Old Prairie City Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  • Bardolph
  • Bushnell
  • Cuba
    • Cuba lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the Southeast (SE) of the Old Prairie City Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cuba.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Good Hope
  • London Mills
  • Macomb
    • Macomb lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the Southwest (SW) of the Old Prairie City Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Macomb.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
  • Roseville
  • Sciota
    • Sciota lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Old Prairie City Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sciota.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciota

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 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 Old Prairie City Cemetery: