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A visit to the Rail Prairie Union 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 Rail Prairie Union Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rail Prairie Union Cemetery:

46.2517, -94.4967

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

The Rail Prairie Union Cemetery is located in Morrison County<2>.

The county seat for Morrison County is located in Little Falls. Little Falls lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Rail Prairie Union Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Rail Prairie Union Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Rail Prairie Union Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Scandia Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lightner Baby Grave
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Lightner Baby Grave is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightner Baby Grave
  • Stroming Grave Site
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Stroming Grave Site is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroming Grave Site
  • Mrs. Albert Schultz Grave
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pillager Frontier Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Pillager Frontier Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillager Frontier Cemetery
    • The Pillager Frontier Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pillager Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83059 <5>
  • Franzen Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wildwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Crow Wing River Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sylvan Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Camp Ripley Mounds
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Camp Ripley Mounds is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ripley Mounds
  • Prosser Farm Site Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cushing Union Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Cushing Union Cemetery is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing Union Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Rosenlund Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Rosenlund Cemetery is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenlund Cemetery
    • Ft. Ripley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Ft. Ripley Cemetery is located in Crow Wing County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Ripley Cemetery
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Crow Wing County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
    • St. Francis Assisi Catholic Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • St. John Holy Cross Episcopal Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Gull River Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bridgeman Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Bridgeman Cemetery is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeman Cemetery
      • The Bridgeman Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Barnetts Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81982 <5>
    • Motley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Motley Cemetery is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley Cemetery
    • Oak Land Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Oak Land Cemetery is located in Crow Wing County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Land Cemetery

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 Rail Prairie Union Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rail Prairie Union Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Pillager
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lincoln
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lincoln is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Cushing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Fort Ripley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Motley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Philbrook
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Philbrook is located in Todd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philbrook
  • Randall
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Baxter
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Baxter is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,483 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <6>
  • East Gull Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Brainerd
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Belle Prairie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Belle Prairie is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie
  • Staples
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Lake Shore
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Nisswa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Nisswa is located in Crow Wing County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisswa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nisswa <6>
    • Flensburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Flensburg is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flensburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
    • Little Falls
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Ellis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Ellis is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
    • Lake Hubert
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake Hubert is located in Crow Wing County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hubert
    • Browerville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Browerville is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browerville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
    • Merrifield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)

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 Rail Prairie Union Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Morrison County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Brainerd
  • Browerville
  • Clarissa
  • Little Falls
  • Motley
    • Motley lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Rail Prairie Union Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Motley.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
  • Pillager
  • Randall
  • Staples
    • Staples lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Rail Prairie Union Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Staples.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples

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 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 Rail Prairie Union Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Morrison 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 Rail Prairie Union Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2068621  (Rail Prairie Union Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2068621 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: Morrison
      • Est. Elev: 411 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Pillager
      • Location given for Rail Prairie Union Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.2516667     Lon: -94.4966667
      • 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 Morrison, 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- Rail Prairie Union 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.