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A visit to the Prairiedale 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 Prairiedale Cemetery ...

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

39.0468, -97.2656

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

The Prairiedale Cemetery is located in Dickinson County<2>.

The county seat for Dickinson County is located in Abilene. Abilene lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Prairiedale Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Prairiedale Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Prairiedale Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Henry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Henry Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Henry Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Talmage.
    • The Henry Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Henry Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92673 <5>
  • Keystone Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • White Cloud Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The White Cloud Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cloud Cemetery
  • Swartwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Swartwood Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartwood Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Abilene Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Greenridge Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Greenridge Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge Cemetery
    • The Greenridge Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Green Ridge Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92584 <5>
  • Vine Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Vine Creek Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Creek Cemetery
  • Prairie Mound Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jones Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Jones Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Detroit Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Detroit Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit Cemetery
    • Athelstane Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Athelstane Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstane Cemetery
    • Ackley Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Ackley Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackley Cemetery
    • Greenville Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Greenville Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Cemetery
    • Rose Meron Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Rose Meron Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Meron Cemetery
    • Farmington Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Farmington Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Cemetery
    • Wesleyan Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Wesleyan Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyan Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wesleyan Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Longford.

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Prairiedale Cemetery.

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

  • Talmage
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Talmage is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage
  • Manchester
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Manchester is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
  • Buckeye
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Buckeye is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
  • Industry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Industry is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
  • Abilene
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Longford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Longford is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
    • Longford has also been known as:
    • Longford Station
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longford <6>
  • Vine Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Vine Creek is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Creek
    • Former name for Vine Creek:
    • Vine
  • Solomon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Detroit
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Detroit is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
  • Niles
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Niles is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
  • Ackley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Ackley is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackley
  • Enterprise
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Verdi
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Verdi is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi
    • Chapman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Upland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Upland is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
    • Oak Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Oak Hill is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
    • Acme
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Acme is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
    • Alida
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Alida is located in Geary County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alida
    • Ladysmith
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Ladysmith is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladysmith
    • Wells
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Wells is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
    • New Cambria
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • New Cambria is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cambria
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
    • Wakefield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bennington
      (17 miles [27.4 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 Prairiedale Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dickinson County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Prairiedale Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Dickinson 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 Prairiedale Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #476479  (Prairiedale Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #476479 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: Dickinson
      • Est. Elev: 382 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Manchester
      • Location given for Prairiedale Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.0472193     Lon: -97.2655775
      • 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 Dickinson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Prairiedale 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.