A visit to the Pleasant 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 Pleasant Prairie Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery:
44.1005, -92.5141
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pleasant Prairie Cemetery is located in Olmsted County<2>.
The county seat for Olmsted County is located in Rochester. Rochester lies just to the south southeast of the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pleasant 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 Pleasant Prairie Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pleasant Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Center Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Center Grove Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Boynton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Boynton Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton Cemetery
- Oronoco Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Oronoco Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoco Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Rochester.
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82040 <5>
- Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rosamount Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rosamount Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosamount Cemetery
- Fitch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Fitch Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitch Cemetery
- Othello Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Othello Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello Cemetery
- Byron Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Byron Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron Cemetery
- Grandview Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Haverhill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Haverhill Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill Cemetery
- Farm Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Farm Hill Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Hill Cemetery
- St. Michael Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Michael Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Greenland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenland Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland Cemetery
- Pine Island Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine Island Cemetery is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Island Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Pine Island.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1019903 <5>
- Riverside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Potsdam Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dale Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Dale Pleasant Prairie Cemetery is located in Wabasha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
- The Dale Pleasant Prairie Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
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 Pleasant Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pleasant Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oronoco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Genoa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Genoa is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Rochester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Post Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Post Town is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Town
- Byron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Potsdam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Potsdam is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Pine Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shanty Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shanty Town is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
- Hammond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond is located in Wabasha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Mantorville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kasson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Viola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Viola is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Jarrett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jarrett is located in Wabasha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Mazeppa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rock Dell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Dell is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Dell
- Simpson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Simpson is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Elgin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Zumbro Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Predmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Predmore is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Predmore
- Millville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zumbrota
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roscoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roscoe is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Stewartville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Eyota
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Concord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
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 Pleasant Prairie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Olmsted County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Byron
- Byron lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Byron.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Elgin
- Eyota
- Eyota lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Eyota.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyota
- Kasson
- Kasson lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kasson.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Mantorville
- Mazeppa
- Oronoco
- Pine Island
- Rochester
- Stewartville
- Zumbro Falls
- Zumbrota
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Pleasant Prairie Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Olmsted 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 Pleasant Prairie Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #649564 (Pleasant Prairie Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #649564 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: Olmsted
- Est. Elev: 332 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Douglas
- Location given for Pleasant Prairie Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.1005203 Lon: -92.5140698
- 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 Olmsted, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pleasant 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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