A visit to the Prairie Hill 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 Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prairie Hill Cemetery:
43.8914, -95.6042
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Prairie Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Prairie Hill Cemetery is located in Murray County<2>.
The county seat for Murray County is located in Slayton. Slayton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Prairie Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Prairie Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Prairie Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prairie Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Gabriel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The St. Gabriel Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Gabriel Cemetery
- Faith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Faith Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Cemetery
- St. Rose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Rose Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Rose Cemetery
- Faith Swedish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
- Badger Lake Presbyterian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- American Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Immanuel American Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Seward Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Seward Cemetery is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward Cemetery
- Kinbrae Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Kinbrae Cemetery is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinbrae Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- First Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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- Restland Memory Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- St. Columba Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The St. Columba Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Columba Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. Annes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Annes Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Annes Cemetery
- Slayton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Emanuel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Emanuel Cemetery is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel Cemetery
- Old German Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Old German Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old German Cemetery
- Our Saviors Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Our Saviors Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Saviors 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 Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prairie Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fulda
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Avoca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Avoca is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Kinbrae
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kinbrae is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinbrae
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
- Dundee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dundee is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Iona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Slayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dovray
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dovray is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Currie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Westbrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reading
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Reading is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Brewster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brewster is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
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- Hadley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hadley is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Heron Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Heron Lake is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
- The Lakes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- The Lakes is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Lakes
- Okabena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Okabena is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okabena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Storden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Storden is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Lowville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lowville is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
- Chandler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Chandler is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Worthington
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lake Wilson
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lake Wilson is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Lismore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lismore is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lismore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
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 Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Murray County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prairie Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Avoca
- Avoca lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Prairie Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avoca.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Brewster
- Currie
- Currie lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Prairie Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Currie.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currie
- Dundee
- Fulda
- Heron Lake
- Iona
- Iona lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Prairie Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Iona.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona
- Kinbrae
- Lake Wilson
- Lismore
- Okabena
- Rushmore
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Continue List (4 more)
- Westbrook
- Wilmont
- Worthington
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 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 Prairie Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Murray 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #649705 (Prairie Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #649705 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: Murray
- Est. Elev: 465 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lime Creek
- Location given for Prairie Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.891352 Lon: -95.6041746
- 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 Murray, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Prairie Hill 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. |