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A visit to the Prairie Chapel Cemetery ...


The location of the Prairie Chapel Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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

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

Lat:   38.5945°   (38° 35' 40")

Lon:   -100.0733°   (-100° 4' 23")

The Prairie Chapel Cemetery is located in Ness County<2>.

The county seat for Ness County is located in Ness City. Ness City lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southeast of the Prairie Chapel Cemetery .

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 helpful 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 Chapel Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Ness County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Prairie Chapel Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 13 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.

    • Arnold
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
      • Arnold is located in Ness County
    • Utica
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ransom
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Laird
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laird have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
      • Laird is located in Ness County
    • Beeler
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeler
      • Beeler is located in Ness County
    • Ness City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Alamota
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alamota have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamota
      • Alamota is located in Lane County
    • Brownell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Shields
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shields have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
      • Shields is located in Lane County
    • Dighton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Bazine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bazine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazine
      • Bazine is located in Ness County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
    • Trego
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trego have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trego
      • Trego is located in Trego County
      • Trego has also been known as:
      • Trego Center
      • Trego Tank
    • McCracken
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCracken have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken
      • McCracken is located in Rush County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCracken <4>

    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 Ness County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Bazine
      • Bazine lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Prairie Chapel Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bazine.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazine
    • Brownell
    • Dighton
      • Dighton lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Prairie Chapel Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dighton.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dighton
    • McCracken
    • Ness City
    • Ransom
      • Ransom lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Prairie Chapel Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ransom.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
    • Utica
      • Utica lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Prairie Chapel Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Utica.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 21 miles [33.8 km] of the Prairie Chapel Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Arnold Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arnold Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Arnold Cemetery is located in Ness County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arnold Cemetery
    • Utica Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Utica Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Utica Cemetery is located in Ness County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Utica Cemetery
    • North Star Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Star Cemetery is located in Ness County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Star Cemetery
    • Amish Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Amish Cemetery is located in Ness County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amish Cemetery
    • Ransom Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Ransom Cemetery is located in Ness County
      • The Ransom Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Aloysius Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ransom Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93463 <6>
    • Dagenett Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dagenett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dagenett Cemetery is located in Ness County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dagenett Cemetery
    • Beeler Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beeler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beeler Cemetery is located in Ness County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beeler Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cyrus Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cyrus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cyrus Cemetery is located in Ness County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cyrus Cemetery
    • White Rock Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The White Rock Cemetery is located in Lane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Rock Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Ness County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Alanthus Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alanthus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Alanthus Cemetery is located in Gove County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alanthus Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Chenoworth Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chenoworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Chenoworth Cemetery is located in Ness County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chenoworth Cemetery
      • Brownwell Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brownwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Brownwell Cemetery is located in Ness County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brownwell Cemetery
      • Vansburgh Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • The Vansburgh Cemetery is located in Ness County
        • The Vansburgh Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Brownell Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vansburgh Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92092 <6>
      • Ward Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • The Ward Cemetery is located in Lane County
        • The Ward Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Dole Cemetery
        • Whipple Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Cemetery
      • Kunze Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kunze Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Kunze Cemetery is located in Ness County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kunze Cemetery
      • Shields Cemetery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shields Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Shields Cemetery is located in Lane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shields Cemetery
      • Dighton Cemetery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dighton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Dighton Cemetery is located in Lane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dighton Cemetery
      • St. Ignatius Cemetery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)

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

    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 #471482  (Prairie Chapel Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #471482 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Utica SE
      • County: Ness         Elev: 758
      • Location given for GNIS #471482 (Prairie Chapel Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

    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 Ness, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Prairie Chapel Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5945, Longitude: -100.0733       In this case, the coordinates for the Prairie Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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