A visit to the Prairie Rest 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 Rest Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Prairie Rest Cemetery (FG ID #1964274).
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 Rest Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prairie Rest Cemetery:
40.3702, -89.5297
The Prairie Rest Cemetery is located in Tazewell County<2>.
The county seat for Tazewell County is located in Pekin. Pekin lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Prairie Rest Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Prairie Rest Cemetery.
Name Variations for Prairie Rest Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Prairie Rest Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Prairie Rest Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prairie Rest Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Patterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Danforth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orendorff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bratt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenhill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Greenhill Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhill Cemetery
- Mennonite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Schlipp Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sparrow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Griesemer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dillon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Old Sand Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elm Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Woodrow Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Breedlove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Langston Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Langston Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston Cemetery
- Allens Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Allens Grove Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Grove Cemetery
- Hartsburg Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hittle Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Briggs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Winzeler Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Prairie Rest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prairie Rest Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Delavan
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Brownwood ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- San Jose
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Emden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Boynton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Winkel ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Green Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hopedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dillon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Natrona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Richmond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Sutter ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hartsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mindale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fravert ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Pekin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Armington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Walnut
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hawley ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hawley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
- Tremont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pekin Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Minier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Midway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Holland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Evans
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Schaeferville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tazewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Powerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stoehrs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Parkland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Manito
(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 Rest Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tazewell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prairie Rest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Armington
- Delavan
- Emden
- Emden lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Prairie Rest Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Emden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emden
- Hopedale
- Manito
- Minier
- New Holland
- Tremont
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 professional and volunteer 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 Rest Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Tazewell 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 Rest Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1964274
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1747510 (Prairie Rest Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1747510 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: Tazewell
- Est. Elev: 186 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Delavan South
- Location given for Prairie Rest Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.3697638 Lon: -89.5295462
- 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 Tazewell, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Prairie Rest 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. |