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A visit to the Prairie Garden 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 Garden Cemetery ...

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

37.4650, -97.3151

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

The Prairie Garden Cemetery is located in Sumner County<2>.

The county seat for Sumner County is located in Wellington. Wellington lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Prairie Garden Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Prairie Garden Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Prairie Garden Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Waco Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Waco Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco Cemetery
  • Roll Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Roll Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roll Cemetery
  • Belle Plaine Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Belle Plaine Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plaine Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Belle Plaine Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Belle Plaine.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #158877 <5>
  • Littleton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Littleton Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton Cemetery
  • Mulvane Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Mulvane Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulvane Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mulvane Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93165 <5>
  • Noel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Noel Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel Cemetery
  • Porter Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Porter Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
  • El Paso Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The El Paso Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the El Paso Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Derby.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #159009 <5>
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Clearwater Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Clearwater Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Worden Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Worden Cemetery is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden Cemetery
    • Eastridge Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Eastridge Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastridge Cemetery
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
      • The Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cartwright Cemetery
      • Oatville Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92603 <5>
    • Greencastle Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Greencastle Cemetery is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle Cemetery
    • Udall Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Udall Cemetery is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udall Cemetery
    • Branson Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Branson Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson Cemetery
    • Ruby Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Ruby Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby Cemetery
    • Red Bud Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Red Bud Cemetery is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud Cemetery
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
    • Reflection Point Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

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 Garden Cemetery.

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

  • Wego-Waco
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Wego-Waco is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wego-Waco
  • Waco
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Waco is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
  • Peck
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mulvane
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Belle Plaine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Derby
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Derby is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby <6>
  • Haysville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Cicero
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Cicero is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
  • Bayneville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bayneville is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayneville
  • Murray Gill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Murray Gill is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Gill
  • Clearwater
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Oatville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Oatville is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatville
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Udall
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Rose Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Anson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Anson is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
    • Millerton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Millerton is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
    • Wellington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Clonmel
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Clonmel is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clonmel
    • Roland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Roland is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
    • Oxford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Oxford is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 988 people
      • Former name for Oxford:
      • Hapawalla
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <6>
    • Eastborough
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Eastborough is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastborough
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
    • Wichita
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Cow Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Cow Town is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Town
    • Dale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Dale is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
    • Rock
      (16 miles [25.7 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 Garden Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sumner County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Belle Plaine
  • Clearwater
  • Derby
    • Derby lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Prairie Garden Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Derby.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
  • Mulvane
    • Mulvane lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Prairie Garden Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mulvane.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulvane
  • Udall
    • Udall lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Prairie Garden Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Udall.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udall
  • Wellington
  • Wichita

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Garden Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Sumner 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 Garden Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #470232  (Prairie Garden Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #470232 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: Sumner
      • Est. Elev: 379 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Belle Plaine
      • Location given for Prairie Garden Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.4652973     Lon: -97.3150448
      • 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 Sumner, 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 Garden 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.