A visit to the Prairie Land 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 Land Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Prairie Land Cemetery (FG ID #101196)
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 Land Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prairie Land Cemetery
Lat: 40.4078° (40° 24' 28")
Lon: -100.3182° (-100° 19' 5")
The Prairie Land Cemetery is located in Frontier County<2>.
The county seat for Frontier County is located in Stockville. Stockville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Prairie Land Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Prairie Land Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prairie Land Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gammill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasantview - Denny Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dry Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill - Marlin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Thomas - Northstar Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arbor Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bartley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Furnas County
- Center Point Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Hills Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Indianola Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Catherine Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Independence Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stowe Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Point Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Point Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sunset Point Cemetery is located in Frontier County
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2369371 <1>
- Lone Tree Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Boxelder Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Miller Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Prairie Land Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prairie Land Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Orafino
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stockville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bartley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cambridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indianola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Willow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Holbrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
- Holbrook is located in Furnas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holbrook <7>
- Curtis
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Moorefield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- McCook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Farnam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wilsonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Wilsonville is located in Furnas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilsonville <7>
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Arapahoe
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Eustis
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eustis have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eustis
- Eustis is located in Frontier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 369 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eustis <7>
- Maywood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lebanon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Danbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hendley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hendley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendley
- Hendley is located in Furnas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hendley <7>
- Elwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Elwood is located in Gosper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elwood <7>
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 Land Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Frontier County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prairie Land Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arapahoe
- Bartley
- Cambridge
- Culbertson
- Curtis
- Danbury
- Edison
- Elwood
- Eustis
- Farnam
- Farnam lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Prairie Land Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Farnam.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnam
- Hendley
- Holbrook
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Continue List (5 more)
- Lebanon
- Maywood
- McCook
- Stockville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Land Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Frontier 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 Land Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Land Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #832371 (Prairie Land Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #832371 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: Freedom
- County: Frontier Elev: 797
- Location given for GNIS #832371 (Prairie Land Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #101196
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Frontier County: www.co.frontier.ne.us/
The official website for State of Nebraska: https://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 Frontier, 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 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 Land Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4078, Longitude: -100.3182 |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |