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A visit to the Prairie Lawn 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 Lawn Cemetery ...

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

38.1796, -97.0945

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

The Prairie Lawn Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.

The county seat for Marion County is located in Marion. Marion lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Prairie Lawn Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Prairie Lawn Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Prairie Lawn Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Catlin Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Catlin Church Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin Church Cemetery
    • The Catlin Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Catlin Cemetery
    • Catlin Community Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92152 <5>
  • Dunkard Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Dunkard Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard Cemetery
    • The Dunkard Cemetery has also been known as:
    • German Baptist Brethren Cemetery
    • Schwarzenau Brethren Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92316 <5>
  • Spring Branch Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Spring Branch Catholic Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Branch Catholic Cemetery
    • The Spring Branch Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • Gard Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Gard Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gard Cemetery
  • Doyle Valley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
  • Claney Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Claney Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claney Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Claney Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Marion.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92203 <5>
  • Walton Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Walton Cemetery is located in Harvey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Cemetery
  • Mission Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mission Cemetery is located in Harvey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Cemetery
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
  • Allison Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Fairmount Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Fairmount Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Cemetery
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
    • Brunk Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Brunk Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunk Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brunk Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Hillsboro.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2263399 <5>
    • Gnadenau Village Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Gnadenau Village Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gnadenau Village Cemetery
      • The Gnadenau Village Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Gnadenau Cemetery
    • Gnadenau Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Gnadenau Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gnadenau Cemetery
      • The Gnadenau Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Gnadenau Mennonite Cemetery
      • Parkview Cemetery
    • Schoenthal Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Schoenthal Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoenthal Cemetery
    • Grace Hill Mennonite Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Center Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Prairie Lawn Cemetery.

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

  • Peabody
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Peabody is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,079 people
    • Former name for Peabody:
    • Coneburgh
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peabody <6>
  • Aulne ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Aulne is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulne
  • Elbing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Elbing is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbing
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
  • Walton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Oursler
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Oursler is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oursler
  • Florence
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Burns
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Burns is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Marion
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Canada
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Canada is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada
  • Hillsboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Eastshore
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Eastshore is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastshore
  • Goessel
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Goessel is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goessel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • North Newton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • McLains
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • McLains is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLains
    • Annelly
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Annelly is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annelly
    • Whitewater
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Brainerd
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Brainerd is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd
    • Cedar Point
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Cedar Point is located in Chase County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
    • Zimmerdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Zimmerdale is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerdale
    • Newton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Potwin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Potwin is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potwin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
    • Wonsevu
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Wonsevu is located in Chase County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonsevu
    • Lehigh
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Lehigh is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • McGraw
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • McGraw is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw
    • De Graff
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • De Graff is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Graff
    • Antelope
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Antelope is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
    • Hesston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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 Lawn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Brainerd
  • Canada
  • Florence
  • Hesston
  • Hillsboro
  • Marion
    • Marion lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Prairie Lawn Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Marion.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Newton
    • Newton lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Prairie Lawn Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Newton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Peabody
  • Potwin
    • Potwin lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Prairie Lawn Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Potwin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potwin

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Lawn Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Marion 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 Lawn Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #477781  (Prairie Lawn Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #477781 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: Marion
      • Est. Elev: 424 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Peabody
      • Location given for Prairie Lawn Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.1800155     Lon: -97.0947515
      • 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 Marion, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Prairie Lawn 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.