A visit to the Prairie Gem 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 Gem Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Prairie Gem Cemetery (FG ID #101192).
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 Prairie Gem Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prairie Gem Cemetery:
40.7993, -98.0366
The Prairie Gem Cemetery is located in Hamilton County<2>.
The county seat for Hamilton County is located in Aurora. Aurora lies just to the north northeast of the Prairie Gem Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Prairie Gem Cemetery.
Establishment of the Prairie Gem Cemetery ...
The Prairie Gem Cemetery was:
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Prairie Gem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prairie Gem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant View Mennonite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Seaton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Giltner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lerton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Norwegian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Aurora Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stockham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Siloa Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Youst Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Evangelical Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Monroe Evangelical Free Church Cemetery - Murphy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Case Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- First Evangelical Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Farmers Valley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Friesen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Henderson Mennonite Brethren Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mennonite Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Prairie Gem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prairie Gem Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Aurora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Giltner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stockham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stockham is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Hampton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Phillips
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harvard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Trumbull
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saronville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kronborg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Marquette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sutton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Chapman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bixby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bradshaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Inland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Verona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lushton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Doniphan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hansen
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Island
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Clay Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Overland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Paddock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Paddock is located in Merrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock
- Blaine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grafton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arborville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hordville
(20 miles [32.2 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 Prairie Gem Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hamilton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prairie Gem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aurora
- Bradshaw
- Clay Center
- Doniphan
- Giltner
- Grafton
- Grand Island
- Hampton
- Harvard
- Henderson
- Hordville
- Marquette
- Stockham
- Sutton
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 websites either 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 Gem Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Hamilton 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 Prairie Gem Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #101192
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #832361 (Prairie Gem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #832361 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: Hamilton
- Est. Elev: 544 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Aurora West
- Location given for Prairie Gem Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7991783 Lon: -98.0367205
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Hamilton, 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- Prairie Gem 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |