A visit to the Grand Prairie Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Grand Prairie Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Grand Prairie Cemetery (FG ID #620).
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 Grand Prairie Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Grand Prairie Cemetery:
42.3111, -85.6444
The Grand Prairie Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County<2>.
The county seat for Kalamazoo County is located in Kalamazoo. Kalamazoo lies just to the east southeast of the Grand Prairie Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Grand Prairie Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Grand Prairie Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Grand Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mountain Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mountain Home Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home Cemetery
- Jewish Mountain Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Genesee Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Westnedge Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Alamo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Alamo Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- West Oshtemo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The West Oshtemo Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oshtemo Cemetery
- Dry Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Dry Prairie Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Prairie Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mt. Ever-Rest Memorial Park South
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Green Bower Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Green Bower Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bower Cemetery
- Indian Fields Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Indian Fields Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Fields Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Comstock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Comstock Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock Cemetery
- East Cooper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Portage Central Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Grand Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Grand Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Westwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Westwood is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Oshtemo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kalamazoo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eastwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Eastwood is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Parchment
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Cooper
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Alamo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Milwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Comstock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Comstock is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- Portage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Almena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mattawan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Plainwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kendall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- North Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- North Lake is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lake
- Otsego
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Richland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pavillion Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Galesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Doster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gobles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Schoolcraft
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Yorkville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- South Gull Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Gull Lake is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gull Lake
- Neeley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Grand Prairie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kalamazoo County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Grand Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Galesburg
- Gobles
- Gobles lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Grand Prairie Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gobles.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobles
- Kalamazoo
- Otsego
- Otsego lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Grand Prairie Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Otsego.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego
- Parchment
- Plainwell
- Portage
- Schoolcraft
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 websites either 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 Grand Prairie Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Kalamazoo 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 Grand Prairie Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #620
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #627103 (Grand Prairie Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #627103 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: Kalamazoo
- Est. Elev: 288 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kalamazoo SW
- Location given for Grand Prairie Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.3108721 Lon: -85.644731
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Kalamazoo, 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- Grand Prairie 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |