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A visit to the West 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 West Prairie Cemetery ...

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

42.0203, -85.0394

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

The West Prairie Cemetery is located in Branch County<2>.

The county seat for Branch County is located in Coldwater. Coldwater lies just to the south southeast of the West Prairie Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the West Prairie Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Prairie Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Branch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Hurley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Hurley Cemetery is located in Branch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley Cemetery
  • Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Hill Cemetery is located in Branch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Branch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Coldwater.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1244 <5>
  • Morse Street Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Morse Street Cemetery is located in Branch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Street Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Windfall Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Windfall Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall Cemetery
  • Burlington Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Branch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • Batavia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Batavia Cemetery is located in Branch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia Cemetery
  • Mason Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mason Cemetery is located in Branch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mason Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Coldwater.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1032 <5>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Clarks Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Clarks Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Cemetery
    • McFadden Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The McFadden Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFadden Cemetery
    • Barrington Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Barrington Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Cemetery
    • York Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The York Cemetery is located in Branch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Cemetery
    • Lockwood Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Lockwood Cemetery is located in Branch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood Cemetery
    • Lake View Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lake View Cemetery is located in Branch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lake View Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Quincy.
      • The Lake View Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lakeview Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #877 <5>
    • Shooks Prairie Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Boot Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Boot Hill Cemetery is located in Branch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boot Hill Cemetery
    • Whig Center Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Whig Center Cemetery is located in Branch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Center Cemetery
    • Butler Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Butler Cemetery is located in Branch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
    • West Clarendon Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Prairie Cemetery.

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

  • Hodunk
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hodunk is located in Branch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodunk
  • Girard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Girard is located in Branch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
  • Coldwater
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Trailtree Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Trailtree Village is located in Branch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailtree Village
  • Tekonsha
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Union City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Burlington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Burlington is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
  • Batavia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Batavia is located in Branch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
  • Matteson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Matteson is located in Branch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matteson
  • Quincy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Sherwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Sherwood is located in Branch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
  • Athens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bronson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hatmaker
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Hatmaker is located in Branch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
    • Fisher
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Fisher is located in Branch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
    • East Leroy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • East Leroy is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leroy
    • Factoryville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Factoryville is located in Saint Joseph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville
    • Allen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Allen is located in Hillsdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <6>
    • Litchfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Homer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Homer is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,643 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <6>
    • Joppa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Joppa is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
    • Colon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Colon is located in Saint Joseph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colon <6>
    • Canada Shores
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Canada Shores is located in Branch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Shores
    • Gilead
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Gilead is located in Branch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
    • Leonidas
      (16 miles [25.7 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 West Prairie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Branch County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 West Prairie Cemetery: