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A visit to the Prairie Home 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 Home Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Prairie Home Cemetery (FG ID #101195)

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 Home Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   40.4549°   (40° 27' 17")

Lon:   -99.3495°   (-99° 20' 58")

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

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

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Home 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 Home 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 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Prairie Home Cemetery.

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

    • Holdrege
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Sacramento
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sacramento have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacramento
      • Sacramento is located in Phelps County
    • Funk
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Funk have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>
    • Atlanta
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlanta have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>
    • Loomis
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Ragan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ragan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>
    • Wilcox
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilcox have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>
    • Axtell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Westmark
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmark
      • Westmark is located in Phelps County
    • Keene
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
      • Keene is located in Kearney County
    • Bertrand
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Mascot
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
      • Mascot is located in Harlan County
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Huntley
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
      • Odessa
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Hildreth
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Elm Creek
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Creek
        • Elm Creek is located in Buffalo County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elm Creek <4>
      • Oxford
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>
      • Kearney City ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kearney City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney City
        • Kearney City is located in Kearney County
        • Kearney City has also been known as:
        • Dobytown
      • Minden
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Kearney
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)

    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 Home 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 Home Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Alma
      • Alma lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Prairie Home 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 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Prairie Home Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Funk.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
    • Hildreth
    • Holdrege
    • Kearney
    • Loomis
      • Loomis lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Prairie Home Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Loomis.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
    • Minden
    • Orleans
      • Orleans lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Prairie Home Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Orleans.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
    • Continue List   (5 more) ...
      • Continue List   (5 more)
        • Overton lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Prairie Home Cemetery.
        • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Overton.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
      • Oxford
        • Oxford lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Prairie Home Cemetery.
        • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oxford.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Ragan
        • Ragan lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Prairie Home Cemetery.
        • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ragan.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragan
      • Smithfield
      • Wilcox
        • Wilcox lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Prairie Home Cemetery.
        • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wilcox.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Prairie Home Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Bethel Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • 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 <1>
    • Industry Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Prairie Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Prairie Cemetery is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Cemetery
    • Moses Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fridhem Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Magill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 <1>
    • Loomis Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Antelope Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antelope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Antelope Cemetery is located in Harlan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antelope Cemetery
    • Shaw Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Freewater Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freewater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bethphage Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • St. Johns Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
      • Bethany Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • 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 <1>
      • Williamsburg Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • The Williamsburg Cemetery is located in Phelps County
        • The Williamsburg Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Williamsburg Methodist Church Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williamsburg Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1964882 <1>
      • Keene Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Platte Valley Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Sandstrom Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bainbridge Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bainbridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bainbridge Cemetery is located in Harlan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bainbridge Cemetery
      • Keene Family Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)

    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 Home Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #832369  (Prairie Home Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #832369 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 #832369 (Prairie Home Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #101195

    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 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 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 Home Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4549, Longitude: -99.3495    
    <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.




 

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