A visit to the Prairie Home 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 Home Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prairie Home Cemetery:
39.1898, -99.8567
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Prairie Home Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Prairie Home Cemetery is located in Graham County<2>.
The county seat for Graham County is located in Hill City. Hill City lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north of the Prairie Home Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Prairie Home Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Prairie Home Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prairie Home Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Saline Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Leland Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland Cemetery
- Morlan Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Brush Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Brush Creek Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek Cemetery
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Cemetery
- Kansas Veterans Cemetery at Wakeeney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Kansas Veterans Cemetery at Wakeeney is located in Trego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas Veterans Cemetery at Wakeeney
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kansas Veterans Cemetery at Wakeeney is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of WaKeeney.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2130337 <5>
- Christ the King Catholic Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Christ the King Catholic Cemetery is located in Trego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ the King Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Christ the King Catholic Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of WaKeeney.
- The Christ the King Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wakeeney Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2150688 <5>
- Christ the King Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Redline Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Redline Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redline Cemetery
- Penokee Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Penokee Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penokee Cemetery
- Wakeeney City Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Wakeeney City Cemetery is located in Trego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakeeney City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wakeeney City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of WaKeeney.
- The Wakeeney City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wakeeney Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94009 <5>
- Samuels Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Samuels Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Wildhorse Twp. Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Wildhorse Twp. Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildhorse Twp. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wildhorse Twp. Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Bogue.
- The Wildhorse Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wild Horse Cemetery
- Wild Horse Twp. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94081 <5>
- Fagan Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Fagan Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagan Cemetery
- Hill City Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- The Hill City Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City Cemetery
- Morland Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Morland Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morland Cemetery
- Oglala Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Oglala Cemetery is located in Trego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglala Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Cemetery
- Palco Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- The Palco Cemetery is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palco Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Prairie Home Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prairie Home Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- WaKeeney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Penokee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Penokee is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penokee
- Hill City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Peter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Peter is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Peter
- Bogue
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bogue is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Bogue has also been known as:
- Wildhorse
- Ogallah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ogallah is located in Trego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogallah
- Palco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Palco is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Morland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Collyer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Collyer is located in Trego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collyer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Damar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nicodemus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Studley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Studley is located in Sheridan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Studley
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Roscoe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Roscoe is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Smithfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Smithfield is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Quinter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trego
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Trego is located in Trego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trego
- Trego has also been known as:
- Trego Center
- Trego Tank
- Zurich
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Zurich is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zurich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Ellis
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
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 Home Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Graham County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prairie Home Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bogue
- Bogue lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Prairie Home Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bogue.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
- Collyer
- Ellis
- Hill City
- Morland
- Nicodemus
- Ogallah
- Palco
- Palco lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Prairie Home Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Palco.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palco
- Quinter
- Roscoe
- Roscoe lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Prairie Home Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Roscoe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- WaKeeney
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 Prairie Home Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Graham 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 Home Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #472435 (Prairie Home Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #472435 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: Graham
- Est. Elev: 733 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Togo
- Location given for Prairie Home Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.1902845 Lon: -99.8570656
- 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 Graham, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Prairie Home 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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