A visit to the Prairie Creek 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 Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prairie Creek Cemetery:
44.4075, -93.0963
The Prairie Creek Cemetery is located in Rice County<1>.
The county seat for Rice County is located in Faribault. Faribault lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Prairie Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Prairie Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Prairie Creek Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prairie Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery
- Nerstrand Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Nerstrand Cemetery is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nerstrand Cemetery
- Wangs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wangs Cemetery is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wangs Cemetery
- Wheeling Evangelical Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Knoll Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Knoll Cemetery is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoll Cemetery
- German Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Redrose Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Little Cannon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wangen Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kibbe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oxford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Oxford Cemetery is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Greenvale Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rolling Green Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Forest Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Forest Cemetery is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Lakeside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Solar Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- St. Lawrence Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eidsvold Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Eidsvold Cemetery is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidsvold Cemetery
- Urland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Urland Cemetery is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urland Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Prairie Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prairie Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dennison
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Nerstrand
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Northfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Waterford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wangs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wangs is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wangs
- Stanton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dundas
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cannon City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cannon City is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon City
- Castle Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Castle Rock is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
- Randolph
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kenyon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Faribault
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Cannon Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Walcott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Eureka Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Moland is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moland
- Hader
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hampton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- New Trier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elko
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Webster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Trondjem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wanamingo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- White Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Elko New Market
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elko New Market is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,733 people
- Lonsdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Farmington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rice County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prairie Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cannon Falls
- Dundas
- Faribault
- Farmington
- Kenyon
- Kenyon lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Prairie Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kenyon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
- Lonsdale
- Nerstrand
- Northfield
- Wanamingo
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 websites either 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 Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Rice 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 Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #649703 (Prairie Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #649703 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: Rice
- Est. Elev: 311 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dennison
- Location given for Prairie Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.4071875 Lon: -93.0960455
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Rice, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Prairie Creek Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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