A visit to the Prairie Chapel Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Prairie Chapel Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Prairie Chapel Cemetery (FG ID #107555).
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 Prairie Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prairie Chapel Cemetery:
40.3798, -87.7596
The Prairie Chapel Cemetery is located in Vermilion County<2>.
The county seat for Vermilion County is located in Danville. Danville lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Prairie Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Prairie Chapel 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 Prairie Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prairie Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ingersoll Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wallace Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rossville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Redtop Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Lynn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Potomac Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mann's Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Partlow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Partlow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Floral Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Old Apostolic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Old Apostolic Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Apostolic Cemetery
- Rankin Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Patton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chenoweth Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tomlinson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Knight's Branch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Higginsville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Porter Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Salem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gundy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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] of the Prairie Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prairie Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rossville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Potomac
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Henning
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Lynn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hoopeston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Armstrong
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alvin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coalton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coalton is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Rankin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Collison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Penfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bismarck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wellington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Claytonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Goodwine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gifford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Newtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cissna Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ambia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hedrick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sloan ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Glenburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Belgium Row
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Prairie Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Vermilion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prairie Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ambia
- Ambia lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Prairie Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ambia.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
- Cissna Park
- Gifford
- Hoopeston
- Potomac
- Rankin
- Rossville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Prairie Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Vermilion 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 Prairie Chapel Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #107555
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #416105 (Prairie Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #416105 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: Vermilion
- Est. Elev: 231 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: East Lynn
- Location given for Prairie Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.3794808 Lon: -87.7597483
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Vermilion, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Prairie Chapel 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. |