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A visit to the Prairie Creek Cemetery ...



Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Prairie Creek Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Prairie Creek Cemetery (FG ID #101191)

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 Creek Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   41.1176°   (41° 7' 3")

Lon:   -98.1538°   (-98° 9' 13")

The Prairie Creek Cemetery is located in Merrick County<2>.

The county seat for Merrick County is located in Central City. Central City lies just to the east of the Prairie Creek 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 professional and volunteer 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 Creek Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Nebraska:
  • Pages specific to Merrick 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 Creek 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 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Prairie Creek Cemetery.

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

    • Archer
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Hord
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hord have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
      • Hord is located in Merrick County
    • Worms
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worms
      • Worms is located in Merrick County
    • Chapman
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Central City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Overland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland
      • Overland is located in Hamilton County
    • Palmer
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
      • Palmer is located in Merrick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmer <4>
    • Saint Libory
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Marquette
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Kronborg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kronborg
      • Kronborg is located in Hamilton County
    • Hordville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Phillips
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Grand Island
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Cushing
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
        • Cushing is located in Howard County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
      • Clarks
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks
        • Clarks is located in Merrick County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks <4>
      • Saint Paul
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Aurora
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
        • Aurora is located in Hamilton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,490 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <4>
      • Polk
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Fullerton
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Arborville
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arborville
        • Arborville is located in York County
      • Dannebrog
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dannebrog have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dannebrog
        • Dannebrog is located in Howard County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dannebrog <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 Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Merrick County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Alda
      • Alda lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Prairie Creek Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alda.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alda
    • Aurora
      • Aurora lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Prairie Creek Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Aurora.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
    • Central City
    • Clarks
      • Clarks lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Prairie Creek Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clarks.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks
    • Cushing
    • Dannebrog
    • Fullerton
    • Giltner
    • Grand Island
    • Hampton
    • Hordville
    • Marquette
    • Continue List   (4 more) ...
      • Continue List   (4 more)
        • Palmer lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Prairie Creek Cemetery.
        • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Palmer.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
      • Polk
        • Polk lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Prairie Creek Cemetery.
        • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Polk.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
      • Saint Paul
      • Wolbach
        • Wolbach lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Prairie Creek Cemetery.
        • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wolbach.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolbach

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Prairie Creek Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Archer Evangelical Community Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • German Methodist Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Norwegian Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwegian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Norwegian Cemetery is located in Merrick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwegian Cemetery
    • Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Chapman Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Chapman Cemetery is located in Merrick County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chapman Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Chapman.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapman Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100478 <1>
    • Norwegian Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Burke Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Burke Cemetery is located in Merrick County
      • The Burke Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Fairview Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burke Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100619 <1>
    • Laurel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Laurel Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Laurel Cemetery is located in Merrick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2396409 <1>
    • Central City Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Weigert Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weigert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Weigert Cemetery is located in Merrick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weigert Cemetery
    • Wiegert Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • St. Libory Catholic Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • George Western Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Mamre Evangelical Free Church Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Glenwood Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Monroe Evangelical Free Church Cemetery - Murphy
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Richland Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Siloa Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • The St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Kronborg.
        • The St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Kronborg Cemetery
        • St. Johns Lutheran Church Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2147647 <1>
      • Mt. Zion Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Zion Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Hordville.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101025 <1>

    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 Creek Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #832352  (Prairie Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #832352 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: Chapman
      • County: Merrick         Elev: 537
      • Location given for GNIS #832352 (Prairie Creek Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #101191

    The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Merrick, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Prairie Creek Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1176, Longitude: -98.1538    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <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>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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