A visit to the Prairie View 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 View Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prairie View Cemetery:
43.6089, -92.8260
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Prairie View Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Prairie View Cemetery is located in Mower County<2>.
The county seat for Mower County is located in Austin. Austin lies just to the west northwest of the Prairie View Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Prairie View Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Prairie View Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prairie View Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hoflanda Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hoflanda Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoflanda Cemetery
- Little Cedar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Little Cedar Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cedar Cemetery
- Rose Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Rose Creek Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek Cemetery
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Grandview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grand View Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Marshall Luthern Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Marshall Luthern Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Luthern Cemetery
- The Marshall Luthern Cemetery has also been known as:
- Marshall Church Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Sixmile Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tanner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Tanner Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Mower 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 Austin.
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- St. Augustines Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #264295 <5>
- Union Presbyterian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brown Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Brownsdale.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81990 <5>
- Oakwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Austin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82974 <5>
- Cedar City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Cedar City Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City Cemetery
- Farley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Farley Cemetery is located in Mitchell County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Mitchell County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Toeter Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Toeter Cemetery is located in Mitchell County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toeter Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Dexter Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Dexter Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter Cemetery
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 View Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prairie View Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rose Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Adams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elkton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elkton is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Varco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Varco is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varco
- Johnsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Johnsburg is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
- Austin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lyle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Taopi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Taopi is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taopi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Dexter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Renova ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Renova is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
- Mapleview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mapleview is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Toeterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lansing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lansing is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Stacyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Stacyville is located in Mitchell County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
- Meyer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meyer is located in Mitchell County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer
- London
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- London is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Sargeant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sargeant is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargeant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Oakland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Grand Meadow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waltham
(14 miles [22.5 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 View Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mower County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prairie View Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adams
- Adams lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Prairie View Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Adams.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Austin
- Brownsdale
- Dexter
- Lyle
- Lyle lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Prairie View Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lyle.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
- McIntire
- Saint Ansgar
- Stacyville
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 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 View Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Mower 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 View Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2050346 (Prairie View Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2050346 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: Mower
- Est. Elev: 384 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rose Creek
- Location given for Prairie View Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.6088534 Lon: -92.8260204
- 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 Mower, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Prairie View 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. |