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A visit to the Prairie Grove Cemetery ...

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 Grove Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   39.1476°   (39° 8' 51")

Lon:   -98.2280°   (-98° 13' 40")

The Prairie Grove Cemetery is located in Lincoln County<1>.

The county seat for Lincoln County is located in Lincoln Center. Lincoln Center lies just to the south southeast of the Prairie Grove Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> of the Prairie Grove Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Bethany Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
  • Trail Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trail Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trail Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Trail Creek Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
  • Mission Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mission Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mission Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mission Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
  • Patterson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patterson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Patterson Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
  • Round Springs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Round Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Round Springs Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
  • Spillman Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spillman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spillman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Spillman Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
  • Pottersburg Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pottersburg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pottersburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pottersburg Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
  • Union Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Valley Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
  • Vesper Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vesper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vesper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Vesper Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
  • St. John Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. John Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
  • Lincoln Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Sunnyside Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunnyside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunnyside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Rosette Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosette Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosette Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rosette Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Heiser Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heiser Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heiser Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Heiser Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Saltville Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saltville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saltville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Saltville Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
    • Greenwood Union Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenwood Union Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
    • Emanuels Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emanuels Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emanuels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Emanuels Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Elkhorn Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elkhorn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elkhorn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Elkhorn Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Milo Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milo Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Milo Cemetery is located in Lincoln County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Prairie Grove Cemetery.

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

  • Denmark
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lincoln Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
    • Lincoln Center is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,189 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln Center <6>
  • Barnard
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
    • Barnard is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
  • Hunter
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
    • Hunter is located in Mitchell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunter <6>
  • Quartzite
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sylvan Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvan Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Grove
    • Sylvan Grove is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
    • Sylvan Grove has also been known as:
    • Sylvan Grove Station
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvan Grove <6>
  • Blue Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill
    • Blue Hill is located in Mitchell County
  • Milo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
    • Milo is located in Lincoln County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Milo
    • From the Prairie Grove Cemetery to Milo
  • Beverly
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beverly have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
    • Beverly is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
  • Lucas
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Ada
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Tipton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Tescott
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Simpson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
      • Simpson is located in Cloud County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simpson <6>
    • Asherville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Beloit
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beloit have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
      • Beloit is located in Mitchell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,564 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beloit <6>
    • Brewer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
      • Brewer is located in Ottawa County

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 Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lincoln County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Prairie Grove Cemetery:

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 Grove Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #472502  (Prairie Grove Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #472502 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: Lincoln NW
    • County: Lincoln         Elev: 478
    • Location given for GNIS #472502 (Prairie Grove Cemetery)

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Prairie Grove Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1476, Longitude: -98.2280    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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