A visit to the Grand 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 Grand Prairie Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Grand Prairie Cemetery:
43.5244, -96.0425
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Grand Prairie Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Grand Prairie Cemetery is located in Nobles County<2>.
The county seat for Nobles County is located in Worthington. Worthington lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the east northeast 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 26 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Grand Prairie Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Grand Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ash Wood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Ash Wood Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Wood Cemetery
- The Ash Wood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ashwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81858 <5>
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Westside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Westside Cemetery is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Cemetery
- Eastside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Eastside Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastside Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Sunrise Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Sunrise Cemetery is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Cemetery
- Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- St. Adrian Cathholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Adrian Cathholic Cemetery is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Adrian Cathholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Adrian Cathholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Adrian.
- The St. Adrian Cathholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Adrian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83229 <5>
- Adrian Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Adrian Cemetery is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Adrian Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Adrian.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81835 <5>
- Trinity Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Holy Name Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Holy Name Cemetery is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Name Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- First Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- Grant Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Grant Twp. Cemetery is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Twp. Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Emmanuel Presbyterian Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Norwegian Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Norwegian Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwegian Cemetery
- St. Catherines Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Flowerfield Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Flowerfield Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowerfield Cemetery
- Hope Reformed Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Zoar Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hope German Presbyterian Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- Ellsworth
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kanaranzi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ash Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ash Creek is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Creek
- Magnolia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Rock Rapids
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Edna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Edna is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Little Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Adrian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Steen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Steen is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- George
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ransom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ransom is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Luverne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Rushmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rushmore is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Lester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lester is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Kenneth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kenneth is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lismore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lismore is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lismore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
- Sibley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bigelow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bigelow is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- Beaver Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Beaver Creek is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Bruce
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bruce is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
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 Nobles County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Grand Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adrian
- Alvord
- Doon
- Doon lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Grand Prairie Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Doon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doon
- Ellsworth
- George
- Hardwick
- Hills
- Lismore
- Little Rock
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Magnolia
- Rock Rapids
- Rushmore
- Sibley
- Sibley lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Grand Prairie Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sibley.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Wilmont
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 Grand Prairie Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Nobles 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #644334 (Grand Prairie Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #644334 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: Nobles
- Est. Elev: 439 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ellsworth
- Location given for Grand Prairie Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.5244121 Lon: -96.0425234
- 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 Minnesota's counties, including Nobles, 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- 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> | 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. |
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