A visit to the Prairie Grove 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 Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prairie Grove Cemetery:
38.9745, -92.2030
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Prairie Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Prairie Grove Cemetery is located in Boone County<2>.
The county seat for Boone County is located in Columbia. Columbia lies just to the west southwest of the Prairie Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Prairie Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Prairie Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prairie Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hamilton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Hinkson Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Simpson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Cemetery is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Columbia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Columbia Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Youngers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Grove Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Hickory Grove Church Cemetery is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Church Cemetery
- The Hickory Grove Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2207848 <5>
- Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Memorial Park is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Jewell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Jewell Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Cemetery
- Fortney Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Fortney Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortney Cemetery
- Rock Bridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Rock Bridge Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bridge Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Bethel / Hickam Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel / Hickam Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel / Hickam Cemetery
- The Bethel / Hickam Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Cemetery
- Hickam Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2160003 <5>
- Millers Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Millers Creek Cemetery is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Creek Cemetery
- White Cloud Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The White Cloud Cemetery is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cloud Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Prairie Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prairie Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Stephens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stephens is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Lindbergh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lindbergh is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindbergh
- Stephens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stephens is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Moores Switch
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Moores Switch is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Switch
- Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pierpont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pierpont is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierpont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Hatton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hatton is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Hinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hinton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Hallsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ashland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- McBaine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- McBaine is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
- Kingdom City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Huntsdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Huntsdale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Fulton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Riggs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Riggs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs
- Lupus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lupus is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Folsom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Folsom is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Auxvasse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Centralia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wooldridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wooldridge is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooldridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Oldham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Oldham is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Harrisburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sturgeon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- New Bloomfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Thompson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Larrabee
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Larrabee is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
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 Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Boone County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prairie Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Auxvasse
- Centralia
- Columbia
- Fulton
- Fulton lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Prairie Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fulton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Hallsville
- Harrisburg
- Lupus
- Lupus lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Prairie Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lupus.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupus
- New Bloomfield
- Sturgeon
- Wooldridge
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Boone 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 Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #751746 (Prairie Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #751746 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: Boone
- Est. Elev: 265 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Millersburg
- Location given for Prairie Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.974485 Lon: -92.2029601
- 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 Boone, 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 from Point A (ie- Prairie Grove 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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