A visit to the Prairie Dell 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 Dell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prairie Dell Cemetery:
42.1717, -89.6484
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Prairie Dell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Prairie Dell Cemetery is located in Ogle County<2>.
The county seat for Ogle County is located in Oregon. Oregon lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the southeast of the Prairie Dell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Prairie Dell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Prairie Dell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prairie Dell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lane Evangelical United Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Shell Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Cemetery
- The Shell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shelly Cemetery
- Forreston Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- White Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The White Oak Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the White Oak Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Forreston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108841 <5>
- St. Wendelin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Wendelin Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Wendelin Cemetery
- Shannon Brethren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Shannon Brethren Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Brethren Cemetery
- The Shannon Brethren Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brethren Dunkard Cemetery
- Chambers Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Grove Zion Reformed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cranes Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cranes Grove Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Grove Cemetery
- Ellis Van Brocklin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brethren in Christ Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coffman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Coffman Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffman Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- County Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The County Home Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- The Oakland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oakland Freeport Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107275 <5>
- Hart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- West Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The West Grove Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Sabin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Sabin Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin Cemetery
- Spring Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brookville Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brookville Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Haldane Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Haldane Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haldane Cemetery
- Adeline Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Adeline Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adeline Cemetery
- Silver Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Silver Creek Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Cemetery
- Silver Creek Reformed Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Freeport City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Prairie Dell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prairie Dell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Harper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Harper is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Florence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Florence is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Baileyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shannon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Forreston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bolton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bolton is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Brookville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brookville is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- Haldane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Haldane is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haldane
- Adeline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Adeline is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adeline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- German Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Freeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Georgetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Georgetown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Maryland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maryland is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland
- Zier Cors
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Zier Cors is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zier Cors
- Lanark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pearl City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elkhorn Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Elkhorn Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Grove
- Leaf River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Egan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Egan is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
- Eleroy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ridott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hitt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hitt is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt
- Buffalo Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Buffalo Grove is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Grove
- Polo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Morris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Salem is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
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 Dell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ogle County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prairie Dell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Forreston
- Freeport
- German Valley
- Lanark
- Leaf River
- Mount Morris
- Pearl City
- Polo
- Polo lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Prairie Dell Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Polo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Shannon
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 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 Prairie Dell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Ogle 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 Dell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1808279 (Prairie Dell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1808279 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: Ogle
- Est. Elev: 294 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shannon
- Location given for Prairie Dell Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.1716903 Lon: -89.6484485
- 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 Ogle, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Prairie Dell 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. |
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