A visit to the Prairie Church Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Prairie Church Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Prairie Church Cemetery (FG ID #2448650).
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 Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prairie Church Cemetery:
39.1107, -93.8038
The Prairie Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the northwest of Higginsville.
The cemetery is located in Lafayette County<3>.
The county seat for Lafayette County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies just to the northwest of the Prairie Church Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Prairie Church Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Prairie Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prairie Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Poole Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Poole Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole Cemetery
- Sharp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sharp Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Cemetery
- Page Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Page Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Cemetery
- Mayview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mayview Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview Cemetery
- City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The City Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Cemetery
- Slusher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Slusher Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slusher Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Brand Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Brand Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand Cemetery
- Republican Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Republican Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republican Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Peacock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- County Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Dover Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. John's Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Foster Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- Odessa Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Odessa Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa Cemetery
- Hardin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Hardin Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Cemetery
- Wellington City Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Martin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Prairie Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prairie Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mayview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Page City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Page City is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page City
- Higginsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lexington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Corder
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Aullville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Aullville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aullville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Wellington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Miles Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hardin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hardin is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Odessa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Henrietta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Henrietta is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hodge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Alma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Alma is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
- Camden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Lafayette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Norborne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lakeview is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Richmond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fleming
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fleming is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Morton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Concordia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Napoleon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Napoleon is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Bates City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waverly is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
- Rockingham
(16 miles [25.7 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 Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lafayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prairie Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alma
- Alma lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the East (E) of the Prairie Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alma.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Aullville
- Concordia
- Corder
- Higginsville
- Lexington
- Norborne
- Odessa
- Richmond
- Waverly
- Wellington
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 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 Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Lafayette 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 Church Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2448650
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Prairie Church Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Lafayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |