A visit to the Prairie View 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 View Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prairie View Cemetery:
40.8473, -85.1102
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Prairie View Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Prairie View Cemetery is located in Wells County<2>.
The county seat for Wells County is located in Bluffton. Bluffton lies just to the south southwest of the Prairie View Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Prairie View Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Prairie View Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prairie View Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- El Honan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The El Honan Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Honan Cemetery
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery
- Shady Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shady Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Murray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Murray Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Old Bluffton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Bluffton Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bluffton Cemetery
- Fair View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Fair View Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair View Cemetery
- Elm Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Elm Grove Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Horeb Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Horeb Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horeb Cemetery
- Six Mile Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Decatur Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Decatur Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur Cemetery
- The Decatur Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenwood Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85219 <5>
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Hoverstock Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Hoverstock Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoverstock Cemetery
- The Hoverstock Cemetery has also been known as:
- Haverstock Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85448 <5>
- St. Johns Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Ray Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Alpha Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Alpha Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha Cemetery
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 View Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prairie View Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tocsin
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Tocsin is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocsin
- Magley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Magley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magley
- Ossian
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Craigville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Craigville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- North Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Oaks is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oaks
- Preble
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Yoder
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Uniondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bluffton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Honduras
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Honduras is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honduras
- Decatur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hoagland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Vera Cruz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Vera Cruz is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Coppess Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coppess Corner is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppess Corner
- Zanesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Travisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Travisville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
- Monroe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Markle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Liberty Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Reiffsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Reiffsburg is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffsburg
- Anthony Wayne Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Indian Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Indian Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Poneto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poneto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Greenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Linn Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Linn Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove
- Pleasant Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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 View Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wells County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prairie View Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bluffton
- Craigville
- Decatur
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 View Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Wells 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 View Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #441561 (Prairie View Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #441561 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: Wells
- Est. Elev: 253 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Preble
- Location given for Prairie View Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8472695 Lon: -85.1102473
- 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 Indiana's counties, including Wells, 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 from Point A (ie- Prairie View 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. |