A visit to the Old 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 Old Prairie Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Prairie Cemetery:
39.4034, -92.2382
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Prairie Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Prairie Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Paris. Paris lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Old Prairie Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Prairie Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Old Prairie Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Swindell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Swindell Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swindell Cemetery
- Dunaway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Dunaway Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunaway Cemetery
- Cottingham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cottingham Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottingham Cemetery
- Sunset Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sunset Hill Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill Cemetery
- Salem Christian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Salem Christian Church Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Christian Church Cemetery
- The Salem Christian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Cemetery
- Meals Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Meals Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meals Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Vince Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Vince Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vince Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Deskin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Deskin Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deskin Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Deaver Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Deaver Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deaver Cemetery
- Curtright Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Curtright Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtright Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- Memorial Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Memorial Gardens is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Gardens
- Tanton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Tanton Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanton Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Milner Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Milner Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner Cemetery
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Forest Grove Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Cemetery
- Atterberry Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Atterberry Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atterberry Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Middle Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Middle Grove is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Grove
- Evansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Evansville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Madison
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tulip
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tulip is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Saling ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saling is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saling
- Ash
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ash is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Holliday
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Holliday is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Renick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Renick is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Clark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clark is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Larrabee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Larrabee is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Moberly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sturgeon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Woodlawn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Duncans Bridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Duncans Bridge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncans Bridge
- Paris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Granville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Granville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Cairo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Centralia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Woodville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Higbee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Enterprise is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Huntsville
(16 miles [25.7 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 Old Prairie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Centralia
- Clark
- Higbee
- Huntsville
- Madison
- Moberly
- Paris
- Paris lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Old Prairie Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Paris.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Sturgeon
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 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 Old Prairie Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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 Old Prairie Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #723775 (Old Prairie Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #723775 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 252 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Madison
- Location given for Old Prairie Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4033716 Lon: -92.2382329
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Monroe, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Old 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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