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A visit to the Prairie View 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 Prairie View Cemetery ...

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

35.6962, -98.9726

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Prairie View Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Prairie View Cemetery is located in Custer County<2>.

The county seat for Custer County is located in Arapaho. Arapaho lies just to the south of the Prairie View Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Prairie View Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Prairie View Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Vicksburg Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Vicksburg Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg Cemetery
  • Anthon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Anthon Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthon Cemetery
  • Sare Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Sare Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sare Cemetery
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
  • Gyp Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Gyp Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gyp Cemetery
  • Independence Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Independence Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Cemetery
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
  • Elm Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Elm Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Cemetery
  • Beck Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Beck Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beck Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Arapaho Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Arapaho Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arapaho Cemetery
    • Cabaniss Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Cabaniss Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabaniss Cemetery
    • Summit Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Summit Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Cemetery
    • Bethany Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
    • Forney Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Forney Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney Cemetery
    • Prairie Bell Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Prairie Bell Cemetery is located in Dewey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Bell Cemetery
    • Merck Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Merck Cemetery is located in Dewey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merck Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Merck Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Putnam.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98948 <5>
    • Cox Family Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Cox Family Cemetery is located in Dewey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Family Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cox Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Putnam.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2437481 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Prairie View Cemetery.

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

  • Custer City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Arapaho
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Putnam
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Butler
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Clinton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Thomas
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Weatherford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Fay
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Foss
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Foss is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foss
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foss <6>
  • Bessie
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Oakwood
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hammon
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Hammon is located in Roger Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammon <6>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Taloga
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Corn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Corn is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corn <6>
    • Hydro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Leedey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Carpenter
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Carpenter is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
    • Canute
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Burns Flat
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Eagle City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Eagle City is located in Blaine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
    • New Cordell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • New Cordell is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cordell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,708 people
      • New Cordell has also been known as:
      • Cordell
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cordell <6>
    • Camargo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)

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 View Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Custer County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Arapaho
  • Bessie
  • Burns Flat
  • Butler
    • Butler lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Prairie View Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Butler.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Camargo
  • Canute
    • Canute lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Prairie View Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Canute.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canute
  • Clinton
  • Colony
    • Colony lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Prairie View Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Colony.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
  • Custer City
  • Dill City
  • Eagle City
  • Fay
    • Fay lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Prairie View Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fay.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fay
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Continue List   (7 more)
      • Foss lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Prairie View Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Foss.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foss
    • Leedey
      • Leedey lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Prairie View Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Leedey.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedey
    • Oakwood
    • Putnam
    • Taloga
    • Thomas
      • Thomas lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Prairie View Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Thomas.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
    • Weatherford

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 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 View Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Custer 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 Prairie View Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1096909  (Prairie View Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1096909 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: Custer
      • Est. Elev: 527 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Custer City
      • Location given for Prairie View Cemetery:
      • Lat: 35.6961591     Lon: -98.9725906
      • 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 Oklahoma's counties, including Custer, 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- Prairie View 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>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.