A visit to the Prairie 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 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prairie Cemetery:
43.0456, -84.6067
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Prairie Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Prairie Cemetery is located in Clinton County<2>.
The county seat for Clinton County is located in Saint Johns. Saint Johns lies just to the southeast of the Prairie Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the 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 Prairie Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gardner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Gardner Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
- Lowe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lowe Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe Cemetery
- Frink Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Frink Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frink Cemetery
- Stoll Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Stoll Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoll Cemetery
- Beech Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Beech Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Cemetery
- Mt. Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Rest Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Rest Cemetery
- Richmond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Richmond Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Cemetery
- Union Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Union Home Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Home Cemetery
- Danley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Danley Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danley Cemetery
- Maple Rapids Village Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Eureka Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Cemetery
- Wager Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Wager Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wager Cemetery
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- Bray Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bray Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bray Cemetery
- South Bingham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Collister Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Collister Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collister Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Georgia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Georgia Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Cemetery
- Duplain Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Duplain Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplain Cemetery
- Collier Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
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 Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Saint Johns
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Rapids
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Rapids is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Rapids
- Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
- Eureka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Fowler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Duplain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Duplain is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplain
- Shepardsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shepardsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- Pompeii
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Price
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Price is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Perrinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Perrinton is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Middleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elsie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bannister
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ashley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Matherton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Matherton is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherton
- Pewamo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Westphalia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ovid
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hubbardston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- East DeWitt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- East DeWitt is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East DeWitt
- De Witt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- North Star
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- North Star is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
- North Star has also been known as:
- Northstar
- Fenmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fenmore is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenmore
- Carson City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gunnisonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gunnisonville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnisonville
- Laingsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Burton is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Chapin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Chapin is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clinton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashley
- Bannister
- Carson City
- De Witt
- Elsie
- Elsie lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Prairie Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elsie.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsie
- Hubbardston
- Laingsburg
- Maple Rapids
- Middleton
- North Star
- Ovid
- Ovid lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Prairie Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ovid.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
- Perrinton
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Continue List (4 more)
- Saint Johns
- Shepardsville
- Westphalia
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 helpful 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Clinton 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #635385 (Prairie Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #635385 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: Clinton
- Est. Elev: 222 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Saint Johns North
- Location given for Prairie Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.0455876 Lon: -84.6066564
- 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 Michigan's counties, including Clinton, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- 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. |