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A visit to the Prairie Township Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Twp. Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   40.6446°   (40° 38' 40")

Lon:   -81.9246°   (-81° 55' 28")

The Prairie Twp. Cemetery is located in Holmes County<1>.

The county seat for Holmes County is located in Millersburg. Millersburg lies just to the south of the Prairie Twp. Cemetery .

Name Variations for Prairie Twp. Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Prairie Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Prairie Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> of the Prairie Twp. Cemetery.<3>

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

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Prairie Twp. Cemetery.

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

  • Holmesville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Fredericksburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
    • Fredericksburg is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <6>
  • Moreland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Benton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Shreve
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shreve have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shreve
    • Shreve is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,526 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shreve <6>
  • Millersburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Mount Hope
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Millbrook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Berlin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Apple Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
    • Apple Creek is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apple Creek <6>
  • Miley Crossroads
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Nashville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
    • Nashville is located in Holmes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Killbuck
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killbuck have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killbuck
      • Killbuck is located in Holmes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 921 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Killbuck <6>
    • Wooster
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • East Union
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Union have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
      • East Union is located in Wayne County
    • Glenmont
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenmont have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmont
      • Glenmont is located in Holmes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenmont <6>
    • Charm
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jefferson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Jefferson is located in Wayne County
    • Mount Eaton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Eaton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Eaton
      • Mount Eaton is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Eaton <6>
    • Funk
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Boys Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boys Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
      • Boys Village is located in Wayne County
    • Devil Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devil Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Town
      • Devil Town is located in Wayne County
    • Layland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Farmerstown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Stillwell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilmot
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmot have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
      • Wilmot is located in Stark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmot <6>
    • Dalton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dalton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
      • Dalton is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,891 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton <6>
    • Smithville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
      • Smithville is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,261 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <6>

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 Twp. Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Holmes County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prairie Twp. Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Twp. Cemetery:

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 Twp. Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1044741  (Prairie Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1044741 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: Holmesville
    • County: Holmes         Elev: 283
    • Location given for GNIS #1044741 (Prairie Cemetery)

The official website for Holmes County: www.holmescounty.com/gov/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Holmes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Prairie Twp. Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6446, Longitude: -81.9246    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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