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A visit to the South Prairie 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 South Prairie Cemetery ...

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

47.9233, -100.8643

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

The South Prairie Cemetery is located in McHenry County<2>.

The county seat for McHenry County is located in Towner. Towner lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<3> to the northeast of the South Prairie Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the South Prairie Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the South Prairie Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Ruso Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Ruso Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruso Cemetery
  • Bergen Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Bergen Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Velva.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2208723 <5>
  • Hope Lutheran Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Norwegian Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Norwegian Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwegian Cemetery
  • Westgaard Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Westgaard Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westgaard Cemetery
  • Walley Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Walley Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walley Cemetery
  • Verendrye Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • The Verendrye Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verendrye Cemetery
  • Sawyer Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Sawyer Cemetery is located in Ward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer Cemetery
  • Kief Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • The Kief Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kief Cemetery
  • Stenso Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Stenso Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stenso Cemetery
  • St. John Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. John Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Stnenkjer Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The Stnenkjer Cemetery is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stnenkjer Cemetery
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
    • Center Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • The Center Cemetery is located in Ward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
    • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Max Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • The Max Cemetery is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Max Cemetery
    • Emmanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the South Prairie Cemetery.

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

  • Kongsberg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kongsberg is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kongsberg
  • Ruso
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Voltaire
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bergen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bergen is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7 people
  • Velva
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Velva is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velva
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Velva <6>
  • Butte
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Butte is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
  • Benedict
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sawyer
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Balfour
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Kief
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Karlsruhe
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Genoa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Genoa is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Max
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Max is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Max
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Max <6>
    • Drake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Guthrie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Guthrie is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
    • Granville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Surrey
      (24 miles [38.6 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 South Prairie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McHenry County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Balfour
  • Benedict
  • Douglas
  • Drake
    • Drake lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the East (E) of the South Prairie Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Drake.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
  • Granville
  • Max
    • Max lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the South Prairie Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Max.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Max
  • Minot
    • Minot lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the South Prairie Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Minot.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
  • Ruso
    • Ruso lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the South Prairie Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ruso.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruso
  • Sawyer
    • Sawyer lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the South Prairie Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sawyer.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
  • Turtle Lake
  • Velva
    • Velva lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the South Prairie Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Velva.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velva

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 South Prairie Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to McHenry 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 South Prairie Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1032201  (South Prairie Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1032201 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: McHenry
      • Est. Elev: 540 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Kongsberg NE
      • Location given for South Prairie Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.9233389     Lon: -100.8643143
      • 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 North Dakota's counties, including McHenry, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Prairie 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.