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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. 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 Gem Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   40.7993°   (40° 47' 57")

Lon:   -98.0366°   (-98° 2' 11")

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 .

Establishment of the Prairie Gem Cemetery ...

The Prairie Gem Cemetery was:

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 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 Gem Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Nebraska:
  • Pages specific to Hamilton 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 Gem 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 27 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
    • Giltner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Giltner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giltner
      • Giltner is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Giltner <5>
    • Stockham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockham
      • Stockham is located in Hamilton County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trumbull have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull
      • Trumbull is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trumbull <5>
    • Saronville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saronville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saronville
      • Saronville is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saronville <5>
    • Kronborg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kronborg
      • Kronborg is located in Hamilton County
    • Marquette
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Sutton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Chapman
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bixby
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
        • Bixby is located in Fillmore County
      • 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)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verona have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
        • Verona is located in Clay County
      • Lushton
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lushton
        • Lushton is located in York County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
      • Doniphan
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doniphan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
        • Doniphan is located in Hall County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doniphan <5>
      • Hansen
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansen
        • Hansen is located in Adams County
      • 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)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland
        • Overland is located in Hamilton County
      • Blaine
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
        • Blaine is located in Adams County
      • Grafton
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Arborville
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arborville
        • Arborville is located in York County
      • 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.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Prairie Gem Cemetery.<6>

    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)
        • The Youst Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Youst Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Hampton.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Youst Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101650 <1>
      • 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)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mennonite 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 Gem Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #832361  (Prairie Gem Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #832361 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: Aurora West
      • County: Hamilton         Elev: 544
      • Location given for GNIS #832361 (Prairie Gem Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #101192

    The official website for Hamilton County: www.co.hamilton.ne.us/

    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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Gem Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7993, Longitude: -98.0366    
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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.




 

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