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A visit to the Prairie Cemetery ...


The location of the Prairie 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 Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   40.3792°   (40° 22' 45")

Lon:   -99.3207°   (-99° 19' 14")

The Prairie Cemetery is located in Phelps County<2>.

The county seat for Phelps County is located in Holdrege. Holdrege lies just to the north northwest of the Prairie Cemetery .

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 Prairie Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Nebraska:
  • Pages specific to Phelps 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 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 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Prairie Cemetery.

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

    • Sacramento
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sacramento have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacramento
      • Sacramento is located in Phelps County
    • Ragan
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ragan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragan
      • Ragan is located in Harlan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ragan <4>
    • Holdrege
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Funk
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Funk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
      • Funk is located in Phelps County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Funk <4>
    • Wilcox
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilcox have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
      • Wilcox is located in Kearney County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilcox <4>
    • Atlanta
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlanta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
      • Atlanta is located in Phelps County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <4>
    • Huntley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
      • Huntley is located in Harlan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
    • Loomis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Axtell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Keene
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
      • Keene is located in Kearney County
    • Mascot
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
      • Mascot is located in Harlan County
    • Hildreth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Continue List   (6 more) ...
      • Oxford
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
        • Oxford is located in Furnas County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
      • Orleans
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
        • Orleans is located in Harlan County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orleans <4>
      • Westmark
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmark
        • Westmark is located in Phelps County
      • Alma
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
        • Alma is located in Harlan County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <4>
      • Republican City
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Bertrand
        (19 miles [30.6 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 Prairie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Phelps County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Alma
      • Alma lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Prairie Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alma.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Atlanta
    • Axtell
    • Bertrand
    • Elm Creek
    • Funk
      • Funk lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Prairie Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Funk.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
    • Hildreth
    • Holdrege
    • Loomis
    • Minden
      • Minden lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Prairie Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Minden.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minden
    • Naponee
    • Orleans
    • Continue List   (6 more) ...

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Prairie Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Antelope Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antelope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Antelope Cemetery is located in Harlan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antelope Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Phelps County
      • The Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bethel Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100385 <6>
    • Prairie Home Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Industry Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Freewater Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freewater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Freewater Cemetery is located in Harlan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freewater Cemetery
    • Wilcox Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Fridhem Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Bainbridge Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bainbridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bainbridge Cemetery is located in Harlan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bainbridge Cemetery
    • Moses Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Loomis Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Zion Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Harlan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Magill Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • The Magill Cemetery is located in Phelps County
        • The Magill Cemetery has also been known as:
        • McGill Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magill Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100960 <6>
      • Keene Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Keene Family Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Bethany Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Kearney County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethany Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Axtell.
        • The Bethany Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Bethany Lutheran Cemetery
        • Bethany Lutheran Church Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1858162 <6>
      • Bethphage Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Shaw Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Spring Grove Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Spring Grove Cemetery is located in Harlan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Grove Cemetery
      • St. Peters Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery

    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 Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #832345  (Prairie Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #832345 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: Holdrege East
      • County: Phelps         Elev: 702
      • Location given for GNIS #832345 (Prairie Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Nebraska: 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 Phelps, 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 Prairie Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3792, Longitude: -99.3207       In this case, the coordinates for the Prairie 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>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.
    <6>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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