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A visit to the Prairie Chapel Cemetery ...


The location of the Prairie Chapel Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Chapel Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   48.8367°   (48° 50' 12")

Lon:   -102.9621°   (-102° 57' 43")

The Prairie Chapel Cemetery is located in Divide County<2>.

The county seat for Divide County is located in Crosby. Crosby lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Prairie Chapel Cemetery .

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 Chapel Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Divide County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Prairie Chapel Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Prairie Chapel Cemetery.

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

    • Noonan
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Larson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larson
      • Larson is located in Burke County
    • Columbus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
      • Columbus is located in Burke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <4>
    • Hamlet
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
      • Hamlet is located in Williams County
    • McGregor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Rival ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rival have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rival
      • Rival is located in Burke County
    • Crosby
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Wildrose
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Roche Percee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roche Percee came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roche Percee
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roche Percee <4>
    • Lignite
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lignite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignite
      • Lignite is located in Burke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lignite <4>
    • Battleview
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battleview
      • Battleview is located in Burke County
    • Estevan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Continue List   (6 more) ...
      • Portal
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • North Portal
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Portal came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Portal
      • Corinth
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
        • Corinth is located in Williams County
      • Bienfait
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bienfait
      • Powers Lake
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Ambrose
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ambrose have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
        • Ambrose is located in Divide County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 25 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ambrose <4>

    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 Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Divide County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Alamo
      • Alamo lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Prairie Chapel Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alamo.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
    • Crosby
      • Crosby lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Prairie Chapel Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Crosby.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
    • Flaxton
    • Lignite
    • McGregor
    • Wildrose

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Prairie Chapel Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Coalfield Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Coalfield Cemetery is located in Divide County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Coalfield Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Noonan.
      • The Coalfield Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Wilson Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coalfield Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2462230 <7>
    • St. Olaf Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Olaf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Olaf Cemetery is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Olaf Cemetery
    • Columbus Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Columbus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Columbus Cemetery is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Columbus Cemetery
    • Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pleasant Prairie Cemetery is located in Burke County
      • The Pleasant Prairie Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pleasant Prairie Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1963815 <7>
    • Short Creek Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Concordia Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concordia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Concordia Cemetery is located in Divide County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concordia Cemetery
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Divide County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Zion Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Old Bethel Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Bethel Cemetery
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Divide County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Grong Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Sharon Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Grace Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • St. Marys Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Burke County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • East Opdal Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Opdal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The East Opdal Cemetery is located in Divide County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Opdal Cemetery
      • East Opdal Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the East Opdal Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
        • The East Opdal Cemetery is located in Williams County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the East Opdal Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Corinth.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Opdal Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101875 <7>
      • Bethel Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Burke County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Swedish Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swedish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Swedish Cemetery is located in Burke County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swedish Cemetery
      • Taylorton Heritage Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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

    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 Chapel Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1030796  (Prairie Chapel Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1030796 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: Columbus SW
      • County: Divide         Elev: 681
      • Location given for GNIS #1030796 (Prairie Chapel Cemetery)

    The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.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 North Dakota's counties, including Divide, 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 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 Chapel Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.8367, Longitude: -102.9621       In this case, the coordinates for the Prairie Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.
    <8>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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