A visit to the Prairie Street 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 Street Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Prairie Street Cemetery (FG ID #86465).
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 Street Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prairie Street Cemetery:
41.6576, -85.9617
The Prairie Street Cemetery is located in Elkhart County<2>.
The county seat for Elkhart County is located in Goshen. Goshen lies just to the southeast of the Prairie Street Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Prairie Street Cemetery.
Establishment of the Prairie Street Cemetery ...
The Prairie Street Cemetery was established in 1895.
Name Variations for Prairie Street 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 Street Cemetery has also been known as:
- Prairie Street Mennonite Church Cemetery
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 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Prairie Street Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prairie Street Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Grace Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Grace Lawn Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Lawn Cemetery
- St. Vincent Depaul Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rowe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Rowe Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Burkett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Burkett Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkett Cemetery
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Noffsinger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Noffsinger Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noffsinger Cemetery
- Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wenger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Wenger Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenger Cemetery
- Stutsman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Stutsman Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stutsman Cemetery
- Carlton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Carlton Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Studebaker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Studebaker Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Studebaker Cemetery
- Pine Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gods Half Acre Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Miller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Hoke Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hoke Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoke Cemetery
- Yellow Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Yellow Creek Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek Cemetery
- West Goshen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Proctor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Proctor Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor Cemetery
- Five Points Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Five Points Cemetery is located in Cass County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points Cemetery
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]<3> of the Prairie Street Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prairie Street Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Elkhart
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dunlap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dunlap is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Jamestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Garden Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Garden Village is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Simonton Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Simonton Lake is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonton Lake
- Osceola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wakarusa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Southwest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Goshen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Foraker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Granger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mishawaka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Edwardsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Paris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bainter Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bainter Town is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainter Town
- Middlebury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wyatt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nappanee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Benton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Benton is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Mottville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Georgetown is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Indian Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Indian Village is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- South Bend
(14 miles [22.5 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 Street Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Elkhart County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prairie Street Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Edwardsburg
- Elkhart
- Foraker
- Goshen
- Mishawaka
- Nappanee
- New Paris
- South Bend
- Wakarusa
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Street Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Elkhart 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 Street Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #86465
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #441560 (Prairie Street Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #441560 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: Elkhart
- Est. Elev: 234 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elkhart
- Location given for Prairie Street Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.6561602 Lon: -85.9611106
- 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 Indiana's counties, including Elkhart, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Prairie Street 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. |