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A visit to the Prairie Lake 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 Lake Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Prairie Lake 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 Lake Cemetery

Lat:   46.7811°   (46° 46' 51")

Lon:   -92.9991°   (-92° 59' 56")

The Prairie Lake Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County<2>.

The county seat for Saint Louis County is located in Duluth. Duluth lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<3> to the east of the Prairie Lake Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Prairie Lake Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Fine Lakes Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fine Lakes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fine Lakes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fine Lakes Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
  • Wright Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wright Catholic Cemetery is located in Carlton County
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Carlton County
  • Wright Community Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Community Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wright Community Cemetery is located in Carlton County
  • Violet Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Violet Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Violet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Violet Cemetery is located in Carlton County
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Carlton County
  • Hope Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hope Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Carlton County
  • Floodwood Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Floodwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Floodwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Floodwood Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
  • Round Lake Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Round Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Round Lake Cemetery is located in Aitkin County
  • Eagle Lake Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eagle Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eagle Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Eagle Lake Cemetery is located in Carlton County
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Aitkin County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Tschibegamig Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tschibegamig Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tschibegamig Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tschibegamig Cemetery is located in Aitkin County
    • Shamrock Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shamrock Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shamrock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shamrock Cemetery is located in Aitkin County
    • Grayling Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grayling Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grayling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grayling Cemetery is located in Aitkin County
    • Forest Hill Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
    • Arrowhead Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arrowhead Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arrowhead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Arrowhead Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
    • Sheriff Lake Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheriff Lake Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheriff Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sheriff Lake Cemetery is located in Aitkin County
    • Finnish Apostolic Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finnish Apostolic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Finnish Apostolic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Finnish Apostolic Cemetery is located in Aitkin County
    • Salo Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salo Cemetery
      • The Salo Cemetery is located in Aitkin County
      • The Salo Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83542 <5>
    • West Branch Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Branch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Branch Cemetery is located in Carlton County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Prairie Lake Cemetery.

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

  • Wright
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wright have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
    • Wright is located in Carlton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wright <6>
  • Cromwell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Tamarack
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamarack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
    • Tamarack is located in Aitkin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Floodwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floodwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floodwood
    • Floodwood is located in Saint Louis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floodwood <6>
  • Minnewawa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnewawa
    • Minnewawa is located in Aitkin County
  • Libby
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby
    • Libby is located in Aitkin County
  • Automba
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Automba
    • Automba is located in Carlton County
  • McGregor
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Sawyer
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
    • Sawyer is located in Carlton County
  • Wawina
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wawina. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawina
    • Wawina is located in Itasca County
  • Brookston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookston
    • Brookston is located in Saint Louis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookston <6>
  • Jacobson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Kettle River
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kettle River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle River
      • Kettle River is located in Carlton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kettle River <6>
    • Mahtowa
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahtowa
      • Mahtowa is located in Carlton County
    • Palisade
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palisade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palisade
      • Palisade is located in Aitkin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palisade <6>
    • Swan River
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swan River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan River
      • Swan River is located in Itasca County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swan River <6>
    • Alborn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alborn
      • Alborn is located in Saint Louis County
    • Meadowlands
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowlands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlands
      • Meadowlands is located in Saint Louis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
    • Barnum
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Otter Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
      • Otter Creek is located in Carlton County

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 Lake Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Saint Louis County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prairie Lake 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 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 Lake 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 Lake Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #662229  (Prairie Lake Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #662229 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: Prairie Lake
    • County: St. Louis         Elev: 390
    • Location given for GNIS #662229 (Prairie Lake Cemetery)

The official website for Saint Louis County: www.co.st-louis.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 Saint Louis, 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' 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 Lake Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.7811, Longitude: -92.9991       In this case, the coordinates for the Prairie Lake 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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