A visit to the Grand Prairie Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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 Grand Prairie Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Grand Prairie Cemetery:
40.6906, -83.1538
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Grand Prairie Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Grand Prairie Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Marion. Marion lies just to the south of the Grand Prairie Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Grand Prairie Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Grand Prairie Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Grand Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fitzhugh Grave
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Fitzhugh Grave is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzhugh Grave
- Burtsfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Burtsfield Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtsfield Cemetery
- Drake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Drake Cemetery is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake Cemetery
- Neff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Neff Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neff Cemetery
- Page Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Page Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Cemetery
- Brewer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Brewer Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer Cemetery
- Chapel Heights Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pipetown Indian #2 Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pipetown Indian #1 Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Little Sandusky Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The White Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Wyandot Indian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Swartz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Swartz Cemetery is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartz Cemetery
- Kannel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Kannel Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kannel Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Likens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Likens Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Likens Cemetery
- Hunt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Burkes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Burkes Cemetery is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkes Cemetery
- Emanuel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Emanuel Cemetery is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel Cemetery
- McClain Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The McClain Cemetery is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClain Cemetery
- Bowsherville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bowsherville Cemetery is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowsherville Cemetery
- Deal Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Deal Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deal Cemetery
- Old Marion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Old Marion Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Marion Cemetery
- Kirkpatrick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Kirkpatrick Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkpatrick Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Grand Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Grand Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Morral
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Morral is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
- Wyandot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wyandot is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandot
- Ruth
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ruth is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Harpster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Logan ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Logan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Gurley ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gurley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Nevada
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Caledonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Bloomington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Bloomington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Green Camp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Green Camp is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Oceola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oceola is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceola
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Upper Sandusky
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandusky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,436 people
- Martel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Martel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martel
- Bucyrus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marseilles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Marseilles is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- La Rue
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- La Rue is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Newmans
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Newmans is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Lemert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lemert is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemert
- Prospect
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Waldo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Iberia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Iberia is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Broken Sword
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Broken Sword is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Sword
- Broken Sword has also been known as:
- Bloody Corners
- Porterville
- Wingarts Corners
- Wingert Corners
- Wingerts Corners
- Benton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Benton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Duenquat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Duenquat is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duenquat
- Kirby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Vernon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Belle Vernon is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vernon
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 Grand Prairie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Grand Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Bucyrus
- Caledonia
- Iberia
- La Rue
- La Rue lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Grand Prairie Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for La Rue.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
- Marion
- Nevada
- Prospect
- Upper Sandusky
- Waldo
- Waldo lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Grand Prairie Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waldo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
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 Grand Prairie Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Marion 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 Grand Prairie Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1041026 (Grand Prairie Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1041026 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 292 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Morral
- Location given for Grand Prairie Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6906134 Lon: -83.1538035
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Marion, 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- Grand Prairie 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. |