A visit to the Pink 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 Pink Prairie Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pink Prairie Cemetery:
41.5203, -90.1173
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pink Prairie Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pink Prairie Cemetery is located in Henry County<2>.
The county seat for Henry County is located in Cambridge. Cambridge lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Pink Prairie Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pink Prairie Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Pink Prairie Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pink Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McHenry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The McHenry Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Mizpan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mizpan Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpan Cemetery
- Bowman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bowman Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Cemetery
- North Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The North Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- Colbert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Colbert Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colbert Cemetery
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- Kemmis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Kemmis Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemmis Cemetery
- Loraine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Loraine Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loraine Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Sharon Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Sharon Church Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Church Cemetery
- Bethesda Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Zuma Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Zuma Cemetery is located in Rock Island County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuma Cemetery
- Edford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Edford Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edford Cemetery
- Grand View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Grand View Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Hanna Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Hanna Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna Cemetery
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Cemetery
- Shady Town Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Shady Town Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Town Cemetery
- Erie Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Erie Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie 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 Pink Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pink Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Geneseo
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Joslin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Joslin is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joslin
- Hillsdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hickory Hills is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Rustic Acres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rustic Acres is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Acres
- Atkinson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Erie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dayton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Hooppole
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cleveland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cleveland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Green Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Green Rock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Rock
- Colona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Port Byron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Le Claire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rapids City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Barstow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Briar Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Briar Bluff is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Bluff
- Morristown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Morristown is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Annawan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pratt ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pratt is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Osco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yorktown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Yorktown is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Prophetstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Denrock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Denrock is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denrock
- Newton Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Newton Corners is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Corners
- Hampton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Carbon Cliff
(14 miles [22.5 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 Pink Prairie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Henry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pink Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Annawan
- Atkinson
- Erie
- Erie lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Pink Prairie Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erie.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Geneseo
- Hillsdale
- Le Claire
- Port Byron
- Prophetstown
- Rapids City
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 Pink Prairie Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Henry 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 Pink Prairie Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #415717 (Pink Prairie Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #415717 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: Henry
- Est. Elev: 197 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Spring Hill
- Location given for Pink Prairie Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5203114 Lon: -90.1173395
- 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 Henry, 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 from Point A (ie- Pink 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |