A visit to the Prairie Chapel 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 Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prairie Chapel Cemetery:
38.0225, -96.2506
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Prairie Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Prairie Chapel Cemetery is located in Greenwood County<2>.
The county seat for Greenwood County is located in Eureka. Eureka lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south of the Prairie Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Prairie Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Prairie Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prairie Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Township Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Township Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Township Cemetery
- Andrew Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Andrew Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrew Cemetery
- Ott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Ott Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Homer Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Homer Creek Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer Creek Cemetery
- Blakely Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Blakely Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely Cemetery
- Kelley Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Kelley Family Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Family Cemetery
- Line Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Line Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Cemetery
- Ladd Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Ladd Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd Cemetery
- High Prairie Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Virgil Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- The Virgil Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south of Emporia.
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zion Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94119 <5>
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lena Valley Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Lena Valley Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena Valley Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Maydale Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Maydale Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maydale Cemetery
- Goessel Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- The Goessel Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goessel Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Watts Haven Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Watts Haven Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Haven Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Watts Haven Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Virgil.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2459609 <5>
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Prairie Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prairie Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hamilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lapland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lapland is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapland
- Madison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Virgil
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Virgil is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Lamont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ivanpah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ivanpah is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanpah
- Neal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Neal is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal
- Olpe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Reece
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Reece is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece
- Matfield Green
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Climax
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Climax is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Gridley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gridley is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
- Cassoday
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Toronto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bazaar
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bazaar is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazaar
- Aikman
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Aikman is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aikman
- Rosalia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Batesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Batesville is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Gladstone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gladstone is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Hartford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
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 Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Greenwood County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prairie Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Emporia
- Eureka
- Gridley
- Hartford
- Matfield Green
- Reece
- Reece lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Prairie Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Reece.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece
- Rosalia
- Toronto
- Virgil
- Virgil lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Prairie Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Virgil.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Greenwood 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 Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #478050 (Prairie Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #478050 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: Greenwood
- Est. Elev: 372 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Thrall
- Location given for Prairie Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.0225236 Lon: -96.2505565
- 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 Greenwood, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Prairie Chapel 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. |