A visit to the Prairie Grove 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 Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prairie Grove Cemetery:
41.9331, -85.9333
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Prairie Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Prairie Grove Cemetery is located in Cass County<2>.
The county seat for Cass County is located in Cassopolis. Cassopolis lies just to the west southwest of the Prairie Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Prairie Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Prairie Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prairie Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oakdale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- Youngs Prairie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Moon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Moon Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Cemetery
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Birch Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Birch Lake Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Lake Cemetery
- Lilly Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lilly Lake Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Lake Cemetery
- Little Fish Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Van Riper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Van Riper Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Riper Cemetery
- Whitmanville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Schulte Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brady Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Brady Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Cemetery
- Reams - Norton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Calvin Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chain Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Chain Lake Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain Lake Cemetery
- Poe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Huyck Graves
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Huyck Graves is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huyck Graves
- Crane Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Crane Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Cemetery
- South Wayne Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The South Wayne Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wayne Cemetery
- Rest Haven Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Rest Haven Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Merritt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Merritt Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Prairie Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prairie Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Vandalia
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Vandalia is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Penn
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Penn is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn
- Brownsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brownsville is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Cassopolis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wakelee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wakelee is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakelee
- La Grange
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- La Grange is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Jones
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Marcellus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Corey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Corey is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey
- Dowagiac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fabius
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fabius is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabius
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Edwardsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Simonton Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Simonton Lake is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonton Lake
- Pokagon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pokagon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pokagon
- Decatur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mottville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mottville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottville
- Chamberlain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chamberlain is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain
- Sumnerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sumnerville is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumnerville
- Granger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Constantine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Three Rivers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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 Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cass County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prairie Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cassopolis
- Constantine
- Decatur
- Dowagiac
- Edwardsburg
- Lawton
- Lawton lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Prairie Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lawton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Marcellus
- Three Rivers
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Prairie Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Cass 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 Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2109375 (Prairie Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2109375 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: Cass
- Est. Elev: 271 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vandalia
- Location given for Prairie Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.9330556 Lon: -85.9333333
- 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 Cass, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Prairie Grove 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. |