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A visit to the Prairie Lawn Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Lawn Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Prairie Lawn Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prairie Lawn Cemetery

Lat:   47.7611°   (47° 45' 39")

Lon:   -105.3428°   (-105° 20' 34")

The Prairie Lawn Cemetery is located in Dawson County<2>.

The county seat for Dawson County is located in Glendive. Glendive lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Prairie Lawn Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km] of the Prairie Lawn Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prairie Lawn Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Vida Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cow Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cow Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cow Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cow Creek Cemetery is located in McCone County
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in McCone County
    • The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2356343 <5>
  • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery is located in McCone County
  • Holy Eucharist Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Eucharist Cemetery
    • The Holy Eucharist Cemetery is located in McCone County
  • Richey Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Richey Cemetery is located in Dawson County
  • Redwater Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redwater Cemetery
    • The Redwater Cemetery is located in McCone County
  • Grandview Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grandview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grandview Cemetery is located in Richland County
  • Ervine Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ervine Cemetery
    • The Ervine Cemetery is located in McCone County
  • Nickwall Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nickwall Cemetery
    • The Nickwall Cemetery is located in McCone County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Nickwall Cemetery is located 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west of Wolf Point.
    • The Nickwall Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21043 <5>
  • Arnett Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arnett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arnett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Arnett Cemetery is located in Dawson County
  • Prairie Elk Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Elk Cemetery
    • The Prairie Elk Cemetery is located in McCone County
    • The Prairie Elk Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Prairie Elk Lutheran Church Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Poplar Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poplar Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poplar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Poplar Cemetery is located in Roosevelt County
    • Chelsa Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chelsa Cemetery
      • The Chelsa Cemetery is located in Roosevelt County
      • The Chelsa Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Minisdah Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    • Courchene Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Courchene Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Courchene Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Courchene Cemetery is located in Roosevelt County
    • Riverview Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
      • The Riverview Cemetery is located in McCone County
    • Boxelder Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boxelder Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boxelder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Boxelder Cemetery is located in Roosevelt County
    • St. Anns Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Roosevelt County
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Roosevelt County
    • Kings Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kings Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kings Cemetery is located in Roosevelt County
    • Chicken Hill Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chicken Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chicken Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chicken Hill Cemetery is located in Roosevelt County
    • Bethlehem Mennonite Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 8 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Prairie Lawn Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prairie Lawn Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Vida
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Richey
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Redwater ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
    • Redwater is located in McCone County
  • Deertail Indian Village ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deertail Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deertail Indian Village
    • Deertail Indian Village is located in Roosevelt County
  • Poplar
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
    • Poplar is located in Roosevelt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplar <6>
  • Circle
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Circle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle
    • Circle is located in McCone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Circle <6>
  • Enid
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enid
    • Enid is located in Richland County
  • Wolf Point
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)

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 Lawn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dawson County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prairie Lawn Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Circle
    • Circle lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Prairie Lawn Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Circle.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle
  • Poplar
    • Poplar lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Prairie Lawn Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Poplar.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
  • Richey
    • Richey lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Prairie Lawn Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Richey.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richey
  • Wolf Point

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 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 Prairie Lawn Cemetery:

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 Lawn Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1715459  (Prairie Lawn Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1715459 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Kraut Coulee
    • County: Dawson         Elev: 734
    • Location given for GNIS #1715459 (Prairie Lawn Cemetery)

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/

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 Montana's counties, including Dawson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Prairie Lawn Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.7611, Longitude: -105.3428       In this case, the coordinates for the Prairie Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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