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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 Pleasant Prairie Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pleasant Prairie 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 Pleasant Prairie Cemetery

Lat:   40.1464°   (40° 8' 47")

Lon:   -98.6387°   (-98° 38' 19")

The Pleasant Prairie Cemetery is located in Webster County<2>.

The county seat for Webster County is located in Red Cloud. Red Cloud lies just to the east southeast of the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery.<4>

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

  • New Virginia Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Virginia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Virginia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Virginia Cemetery is located in Webster County
  • Dane Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dane Lutheran Cemetery
    • The Dane Lutheran Cemetery is located in Webster County
  • Norwegian Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwegian Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    • The Norwegian Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Webster County
    • The Norwegian Zion Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Zion Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Webster County
  • Murphy Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murphy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murphy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Murphy Cemetery is located in Webster County
  • Catherton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catherton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catherton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Catherton Cemetery is located in Webster County
  • Walnut Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Walnut Creek Cemetery is located in Webster County
  • Red Cloud Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Cloud Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Cloud Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Red Cloud Cemetery is located in Webster County
  • Fuller Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fuller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fuller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fuller Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Plainview Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plainview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plainview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Plainview Cemetery is located in Webster County
  • St. Ann Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Ann Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Ann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Ann Cemetery is located in Webster County
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
    • 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 Franklin County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Stevens Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stevens Cemetery
      • The Stevens Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Gust Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gust Cemetery
      • The Gust Cemetery is located in Webster County
    • Cowles Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cowles Cemetery
      • The Cowles Cemetery is located in Webster County
    • Batin Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Batin Cemetery
      • The Batin Cemetery is located in Webster County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Batin Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Cowles.
      • The Batin Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Elm Creek Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100364 <5>
    • Campbell Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Webster County
    • Koch Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Koch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Koch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Koch Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Martin Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Martin Cemetery is located in Webster County
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Webster County
    • Cloverton Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cloverton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cloverton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cloverton Cemetery is located in Webster County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

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

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

  • Inavale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Riverton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riverton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
    • Riverton is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverton <6>
  • Red Cloud
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cowles
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cowles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowles
    • Cowles is located in Webster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
  • Amboy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
    • Amboy is located in Webster County
  • Campbell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Campbell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
    • Campbell is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbell <6>
  • Womer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womer
    • Womer is located in Smith County (KS)
  • Bladen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Pawnee Village
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pawnee Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee Village
    • Pawnee Village is located in Webster County
  • Franklin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <6>
  • Blue Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill
    • Blue Hill is located in Webster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 850 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Hill <6>
  • Guide Rock
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guide Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guide Rock
    • Guide Rock is located in Webster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guide Rock <6>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Rosemont
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
      • Rosemont is located in Webster County
    • Macon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
      • Macon is located in Franklin County
    • Upland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Bloomington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Holstein
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Lawrence
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
      • Lawrence is located in Nuckolls County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <6>
    • Ayr
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayr have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayr
      • Ayr is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ayr <6>
    • Roseland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)

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 Pleasant Prairie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Webster County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Ayr
    • Ayr lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ayr.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayr
  • Bladen
  • Bloomington
  • Blue Hill
  • Burr Oak
  • Campbell
  • Cowles
  • Esbon
    • Esbon lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Esbon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esbon
  • Franklin
  • Guide Rock
  • Hildreth
  • Holstein
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Continue List   (5 more)
    • Red Cloud
    • Riverton
    • Roseland
    • Upland
      • Upland lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Upland.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland

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 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 Pleasant Prairie 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 Pleasant Prairie Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #832209  (Pleasant Prairie Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #832209 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: Red Cloud NW
    • County: Webster         Elev: 593
    • Location given for GNIS #832209 (Pleasant Prairie Cemetery)

The official website for Webster County: www.co.webster.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.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 Nebraska's counties, including Webster, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1464, Longitude: -98.6387       In this case, the coordinates for the Pleasant Prairie 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.
<7>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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