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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 City Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   44.4563°   (44° 27' 22")

Lon:   -118.7039°   (-118° 42' 14")

The Prairie City Cemetery is located in Grant County<1>.

The county seat for Grant County is located in Canyon City. Canyon City lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Prairie City 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 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 City Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oregon:
  • Pages specific to Grant 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 City 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 15 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of the Prairie City Cemetery.

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

    • Prairie City
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
      • Prairie City is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie City <4>
    • John Day
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Canyon City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyon City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon City
      • Canyon City is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canyon City <4>
    • Bates
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Austin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
      • Austin is located in Grant County
    • Susanville ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susanville
      • Susanville is located in Grant County
    • Galena
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
      • Galena is located in Grant County
    • Greenhorn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhorn
      • Greenhorn is located in Baker County
    • Mount Vernon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Continue List   (6 more) ...
      • Whitney ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
        • Whitney is located in Baker County
      • Seneca
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
        • Seneca is located in Grant County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <4>
      • Unity
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unity have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
        • Unity is located in Baker County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unity <4>
      • Fox
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Long Creek
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Granite
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
        • Granite is located in Grant County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people

    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 City Cemetery. The following communities are located in Grant County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 19 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Prairie City Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Rest Lawn Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Boot Hill Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boot Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Boot Hill Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boot Hill Cemetery
    • Canyon City Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canyon City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Canyon City Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canyon City Cemetery
    • St. Andrews Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Andrews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Andrews Cemetery
    • Galena Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Galena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Galena Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galena Cemetery
    • Ingle Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ingle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ingle Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ingle Cemetery
    • Fletcher Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fletcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fletcher Cemetery
    • Greenhorn Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenhorn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenhorn Cemetery is located in Baker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenhorn Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38846 <6>
    • Hester A. Lemons Grave
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • The Hester A. Lemons Grave is located in Grant County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hester A. Lemons Grave is located outside and to the west of Mount Vernon.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hester A. Lemons Grave
    • Unity Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Unity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Unity Cemetery is located in Baker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Unity Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39517 <6>
    • Southworth Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Southworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Southworth Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Southworth Cemetery
    • Long Creek Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Long Creek Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Creek Cemetery
    • Continue List   (7 more) ...
      • Fox Valley Cemetery
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fox Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fox Valley Cemetery is located in Grant County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fox Valley Cemetery
      • Whitney Cemetery
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Whitney Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Whitney Cemetery is located in Baker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitney Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2246786 <6>
      • Moon Creek Cemetery
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moon Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Moon Creek Cemetery is located in Grant County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moon Creek Cemetery
      • Big Flat Cemetery
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Big Flat Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Big Flat Cemetery is located in Baker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Flat Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38581 <6>
      • Granite Cemetery
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Boyer Family Cemetery
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyer Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Boyer Family Cemetery is located in Baker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyer Family Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2171607 <6>
      • Willow Creek Cemetery
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willow Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Willow Creek Cemetery is located in Grant County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willow Creek Cemetery

    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 City Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1156949  (Prairie City Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1156949 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: Prairie City
      • County: Grant         Elev: 1086
      • Location given for GNIS #1156949 (Prairie City Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Grant, 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 City Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4563, Longitude: -118.7039    
    <3>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.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <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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