A visit to the Prairie Repose 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 Repose Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prairie Repose Cemetery:
41.4298, -89.4043
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Prairie Repose Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Prairie Repose Cemetery is located in Bureau County<2>.
The county seat for Bureau County is located in Princeton. Princeton lies just to the southwest of the Prairie Repose Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Prairie Repose Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Prairie Repose Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prairie Repose Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Malden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Malden Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Woodlawn - Stoner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Elm Lawn Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Lawn Cemetery
- Limerick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Limerick Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick Cemetery
- Heatons Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Princeton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107273 <5>
- Jenkins - Green Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Searl Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Searl Ridge Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searl Ridge Cemetery
- Artestian Well Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- De Pue Village Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Evangelical & Reformed Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hollowayville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bereans Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Bereans Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bereans Cemetery
- Corss Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Corss Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corss Cemetery
- Sapp Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Sapp Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapp Cemetery
- Triplett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Triplett Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett Cemetery
- County Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The County Home Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home Cemetery
- Calvery Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Arlington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Arlington Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Cemetery
- Lost Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Lost Grove Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Grove Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Van Orin Repose 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 Repose Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prairie Repose Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dover
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Malden
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Greenoak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Greenoak is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenoak
- Zearing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Zearing is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zearing
- Princeton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Limerick
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Limerick is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Kasbeer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hollowayville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hollowayville is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowayville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Seatonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Van Orin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ohio
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bureau Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bureau Junction is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bureau Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- Bureau Junction has also been known as:
- Bureau
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bureau Junction <6>
- De Pue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- De Pue is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
- Ottville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ottville is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottville
- Cherry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- La Moille
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wyanet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tiskilwa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ladd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dalzell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hennepin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Manlius
(13 miles [20.9 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 Prairie Repose Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bureau County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prairie Repose Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- De Pue
- Hennepin
- La Moille
- Ladd
- Ladd lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Prairie Repose Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ladd.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
- Manlius
- Ohio
- Ohio lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Prairie Repose Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ohio.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
- Princeton
- Spring Valley
- Tiskilwa
- Walnut
- Wyanet
- Wyanet lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Prairie Repose Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wyanet.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyanet
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 Repose Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Bureau 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 Repose Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #416152 (Prairie Repose Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #416152 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: Bureau
- Est. Elev: 226 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Princeton North
- Location given for Prairie Repose Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.4297577 Lon: -89.4042576
- 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 Bureau, 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 from Point A (ie- Prairie Repose 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |