A visit to the 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 Prairie City Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prairie City Cemetery:
40.6277, -90.4715
The Prairie City Cemetery is located in McDonough County<1>.
The county seat for McDonough County is located in Macomb. Macomb lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the southwest of the Prairie City Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Prairie City Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Prairie City Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prairie City Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Avon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] 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 Morgan 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 Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holeman Cemetery
- McMahill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The McMahill Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMahill Cemetery
- Virgil Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Virgil Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil Cemetery
- Bond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bond Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond Cemetery
- Bushnell City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Guernsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Guernsey Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey Cemetery
- Peirsol Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Peirsol Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peirsol Cemetery
- Hageman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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 (9 more) ...
- 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
- St. Augustine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Pierce Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce 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
- Pearce Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Checkrow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Checkrow Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checkrow Cemetery
- Flake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Flake Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flake Cemetery
- Hunt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt 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]<2> of the Prairie City Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prairie City Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Prairie City
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Prairie City is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Avon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bushnell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Babylon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Checkrow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Augustine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Youngstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ellisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Philadelphia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Philadelphia is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
- Marietta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bardolph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Good Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Blyton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Berwick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- London Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Abingdon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Roseville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Adair
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Smithfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sciota
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lamone Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lamone Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamone Village
- Macomb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- University Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- University Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- East Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Fiatt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bybee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- De Long
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 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 Prairie City Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abingdon
- Adair
- Avon
- Avon lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the Northeast (NE) of the Prairie City Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Bardolph
- Bushnell
- Good Hope
- London Mills
- Macomb
- Roseville
- Sciota
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 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 City Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to McDonough 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 City Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #416110 (Prairie City Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #416110 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: McDonough
- Est. Elev: 212 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Avon
- Location given for Prairie City Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6278179 Lon: -90.4712401
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including McDonough, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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- Prairie City Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |