A visit to the Spring Prairie 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 Spring Prairie Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Spring Prairie Cemetery:
46.9319, -96.4315
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Spring Prairie Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Spring Prairie Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Moorhead. Moorhead lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Spring Prairie Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Spring Prairie Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Spring Prairie Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Spring Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lysne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lysne Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lysne Cemetery
- Hawley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hawley Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley Cemetery
- Scandia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Scandia Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandia Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Glyndon.
- Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Riverside Cemetery (located 70 miles to the north).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83177 <5>
- Silver Lake Pioneer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Keene Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Keene Cemetery is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene Cemetery
- West Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The West Salem Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem Cemetery
- Felton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Felton Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Felton Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Felton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82303 <5>
- Dale Covenant Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hegland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Hegland Cemetery is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegland Cemetery
- Dale Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Dale Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Cemetery
- Highland Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Zion Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Solem Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Solem Cemetery is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solem Cemetery
- Swedish Lutheran Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Elkton Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Elkton Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton Cemetery
- Eskjo Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Eskjo Cemetery is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskjo Cemetery
- Bethlehem Memorial Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sleeper Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Sleeper Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleeper Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Spring Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Spring Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Muskoda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Muskoda is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskoda
- Hawley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glyndon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hitterdal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hitterdal is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitterdal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Felton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dilworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ulen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sabin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sabin is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Moorhead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rollag
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rollag is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollag
- Kragnes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kragnes is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kragnes
- Finkle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Finkle is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finkle
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Baker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Baker is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Lake Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oakport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oakport is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakport
- Borup
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Borup is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borup
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- North River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- North River is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Fargo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Briarwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Briarwood is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Barnesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Georgetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Prairie Rose
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Rose is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Rose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Reile's Acres
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Reile's Acres is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reile's Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
- Frontier
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Frontier is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Wild Rice
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wild Rice is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rice
- Audubon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Flom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
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 Spring Prairie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Spring Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Audubon
- Barnesville
- Fargo
- Glyndon
- Harwood
- Hawley
- Hitterdal
- Lake Park
- Moorhead
- Ulen
- Ulen lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Spring Prairie Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ulen.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Spring Prairie Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Clay 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 Spring Prairie Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #652484 (Spring Prairie Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #652484 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 324 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hawley NW
- Location given for Spring Prairie Cemetery:
- Lat: 46.9319055 Lon: -96.4314571
- 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 Clay, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Spring Prairie 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. |
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