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A visit to the Prairie Island Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Island Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   44.6447°   (44° 38' 40")

Lon:   -92.6777°   (-92° 40' 39")

The Prairie Island Cemetery is located in Goodhue County<2>.

The county seat for Goodhue County is located in Red Wing. Red Wing lies just to the southeast of the Prairie Island Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Prairie Island Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Church Of The Messiah Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Goodhue County
  • Diamond Bluff Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Ravenna Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ravenna Cemetery
    • The Ravenna Cemetery is located in Dakota County
    • The Ravenna Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Elliot's Hill Cemetery
  • Welch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Welch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Welch Cemetery is located in Goodhue County
  • Burnside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burnside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burnside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Burnside Cemetery is located in Goodhue County
  • Goodhue County Poor Farm Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodhue County Poor Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodhue County Poor Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Goodhue County Poor Farm Cemetery is located in Goodhue County
  • Bethel Mission Covenant Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Mission Covenant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Mission Covenant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Mission Covenant Cemetery is located in Pierce County (WI)
  • Hamman Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamman Cemetery
    • The Hamman Cemetery is located in Pierce County (WI)
  • Irish Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Irish Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Irish Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Irish Catholic Cemetery is located in Dakota County
  • Marsh Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marsh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marsh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Marsh Cemetery is located in Dakota County
  • St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery is located in Dakota County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Messiah Episcopal Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Messiah Episcopal Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Messiah Episcopal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Messiah Episcopal Cemetery is located in Goodhue County
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Goodhue County
    • Trenton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trenton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trenton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Trenton Cemetery is located in Pierce County (WI)
    • Svea Lutheran Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Svea Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Svea Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Svea Lutheran Cemetery is located in Pierce County (WI)
    • Trimbelle Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Glen Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Pierce County (WI)
    • Hasting State Asylum Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hasting State Asylum Cemetery
      • The Hasting State Asylum Cemetery is located in Dakota County
      • The Hasting State Asylum Cemetery has also been known as:
      • State Hospital Cemetery
    • Bellwood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bellwood Cemetery
      • The Bellwood Cemetery is located in Dakota County
    • Big River Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big River Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Big River Cemetery is located in Pierce County (WI)

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 Prairie Island Cemetery.

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

  • Welch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Miesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miesville
    • Miesville is located in Dakota County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miesville <7>
  • Hager City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hager City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hager City
    • Hager City is located in Pierce County (WI)
  • Moeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moeville
    • Moeville is located in Pierce County (WI)
  • Trimbelle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trimbelle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimbelle
    • Trimbelle is located in Pierce County (WI)
  • Red Wing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Prescott
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
    • Prescott is located in Pierce County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,279 people
  • Hastings
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bay City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
    • Bay City is located in Pierce County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
  • Ellsworth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
    • Ellsworth is located in Pierce County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,272 people
  • New Trier
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Trier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Trier
    • New Trier is located in Dakota County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
  • Beldenville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beldenville
    • Beldenville is located in Pierce County (WI)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • White Rock
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
      • White Rock is located in Goodhue County
    • Cannon Falls
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Falls
      • Cannon Falls is located in Goodhue County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,022 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cannon Falls <7>
    • Belle Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belle Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Creek
      • Belle Creek is located in Goodhue County
    • Morton Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Corner
      • Morton Corner is located in Pierce County (WI)
    • Nininger
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nininger
      • Nininger is located in Dakota County
    • Vermillion
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermillion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermillion
      • Vermillion is located in Dakota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermillion <7>
    • River Falls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
      • River Falls is located in Pierce County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,306 people
    • Hampton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Goodhue
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodhue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodhue
      • Goodhue is located in Goodhue County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,164 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodhue <7>

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 Island Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Goodhue County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Island Cemetery:

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 Island Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #649709  (Prairie Island Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #649709 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Diamond Bluff West
    • County: Goodhue         Elev: 212
    • Location given for GNIS #649709 (Prairie Island Cemetery)

The official website for Goodhue County: www.co.goodhue.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

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 Goodhue, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Prairie Island Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6447, Longitude: -92.6777       In this case, the coordinates for the Prairie Island Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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