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A visit to the Belle Prairie 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 Belle Prairie Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Belle Prairie Cemetery:

38.4585, -99.5490

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Belle Prairie Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Belle Prairie Cemetery is located in Rush County<2>.

The county seat for Rush County is located in La Crosse. La Crosse lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Belle Prairie Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Belle Prairie Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Belle Prairie Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Belle Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Abbey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Abbey Cemetery is located in Rush County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbey Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Rush County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Hall Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hall Cemetery is located in Rush County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
  • McCracken Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The McCracken Cemetery is located in Rush County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken Cemetery
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Ness County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
  • Bazine Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Bazine Cemetery is located in Ness County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazine Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bazine Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Bazine.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91994 <5>
  • Ramsey Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Crandall Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Crandall Cemetery is located in Ness County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Cemetery
  • Hope Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hope Cemetery is located in Rush County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
  • Hampton Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Hampton Cemetery is located in Rush County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
  • St. John the Baptist Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Locust Hill Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • The Locust Hill Cemetery is located in Rush County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Friends Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Friends Cemetery is located in Rush County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
    • Nickel Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Nickel Cemetery is located in Rush County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickel Cemetery
    • La Crosse Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The La Crosse Cemetery is located in Rush County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse Cemetery
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Rush County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
    • Cordial Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Cordial Cemetery is located in Rush County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordial Cemetery
    • Brownwell Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Brownwell Cemetery is located in Ness County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwell Cemetery
    • Vansburgh Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Vansburgh Cemetery is located in Ness County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vansburgh Cemetery
      • The Vansburgh Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Brownell Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92092 <5>
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Ness County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Belle Prairie Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Belle Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Alexander
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Alexander is located in Rush County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Nekoma
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Nekoma is located in Rush County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoma
  • Bazine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Bazine is located in Ness County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazine
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
  • Hargrave
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hargrave is located in Rush County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrave
  • McCracken
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Rush Center
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • La Crosse
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Brownell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Burdett
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Burdett is located in Pawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
  • Liebenthal
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Liebenthal is located in Rush County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liebenthal
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
  • Rozel
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Rozel is located in Pawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
  • Bison
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Bison is located in Rush County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bison
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Ness City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Ash Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Ash Valley is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Valley
    • Timken
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Timken is located in Rush County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timken
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
    • Schoenchen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Schoenchen is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoenchen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
    • Hanston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Hanston is located in Hodgeman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
    • Loretta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Loretta is located in Rush County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretta
      • Former names for Loretta:
      • Illinois
      • Marienfeld
    • Antonino
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Antonino is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonino
    • Ransom
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)

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 Belle Prairie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rush County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Belle Prairie Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Albert
  • Bazine
  • Bison
    • Bison lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Belle Prairie Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bison.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bison
  • Brownell
  • Burdett
  • Hanston
    • Hanston lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Belle Prairie Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hanston.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanston
  • La Crosse
  • McCracken
  • Ness City
  • Ransom
    • Ransom lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Belle Prairie Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ransom.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom

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 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 Belle Prairie Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Rush 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 Belle Prairie Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #475599  (Belle Prairie Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #475599 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: Rush
      • Est. Elev: 654 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Alexander
      • Location given for Belle Prairie Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.4589033     Lon: -99.5492809
      • 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 Kansas' counties, including Rush, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Belle Prairie 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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