A visit to the Prairie Hill 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 Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prairie Hill Cemetery:
38.8050, -93.3555
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Prairie Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Prairie Hill Cemetery is located in Pettis County<2>.
The county seat for Pettis County is located in Sedalia. Sedalia lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Prairie Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Prairie Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Prairie Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prairie Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- LaMonte Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The LaMonte Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaMonte Cemetery
- The LaMonte Cemetery has also been known as:
- La Monte Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #29726 <5>
- Dresden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Dresden Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden Cemetery
- Craighead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Craighead Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craighead Cemetery
- Botts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Botts Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botts Cemetery
- High Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The High Hill Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill Cemetery
- High Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The High Point Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Cemetery
- Houstonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Houstonia Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonia Cemetery
- Quisenberry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Quisenberry Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quisenberry Cemetery
- South Fork Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The South Fork Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Rabourn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Rabourn Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabourn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rabourn Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west of Sedalia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #31031 <5>
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Crown Hill Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill Cemetery
- The Crown Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- City Cemetery
- Sedalia City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28278 <5>
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Rothwell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Rothwell Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothwell Cemetery
- Hocker Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Hocker Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hocker Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Memorial Park is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Hebrew Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Rose Valley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Rose Valley Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sweet Springs City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28670 <5>
- Marshall Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Knaus Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Knaus Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knaus Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Old Hickory Point Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Longwood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Longwood Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Prairie Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prairie Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hughesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hughesville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- La Monte
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Houstonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Houstonia is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Georgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Tedieville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tedieville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedieville
- Sedalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dunksburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dunksburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunksburg
- Knob Noster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sweet Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Longwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Longwood is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Green Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Green Ridge is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
- Marshall Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall Junction is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Junction
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Emma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Herndon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Herndon is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Valley City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Valley City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Cretcher
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cretcher is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cretcher
- Spring Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Spring Fork is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fork
- Smithton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Smithton is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
- Blue Lick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Lick is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lick
- Concordia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Clifton City is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton City
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 Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pettis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prairie Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Concordia
- Georgetown
- Green Ridge
- Houstonia
- Knob Noster
- La Monte
- Otterville
- Sedalia
- Sweet Springs
- Warrensburg
- Windsor
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 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Pettis 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #724854 (Prairie Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #724854 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: Pettis
- Est. Elev: 257 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hughesville
- Location given for Prairie Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8050156 Lon: -93.3554865
- 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 Pettis, 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 from Point A (ie- Prairie Hill 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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