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A visit to the Prairie Creek Cemetery ...


The location of the Prairie Creek Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Creek Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   45.3382°   (45° 20' 17")

Lon:   -117.1824°   (-117° 10' 56")

The Prairie Creek Cemetery is located in Wallowa County<2>.

The county seat for Wallowa County is located in Enterprise. Enterprise lies just to the northwest of the Prairie Creek Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Creek Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oregon:
  • Pages specific to Wallowa 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 Creek 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 10 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Prairie Creek Cemetery.

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

    • Joseph
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Enterprise
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
      • Enterprise is located in Wallowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <4>
    • Lostine
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Evans
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
      • Evans is located in Wallowa County
    • Cornucopia ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornucopia
      • Cornucopia is located in Baker County
    • Imnaha
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Wallowa
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallowa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallowa
      • Wallowa is located in Wallowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallowa <4>
    • Homestead ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
      • Homestead is located in Baker County
    • Jimtown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
      • Jimtown is located in Baker County
    • Oxbow
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

    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 Creek Cemetery. The following communities are located in Wallowa County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 12 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Prairie Creek Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Old Chief Joseph Gravesite
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Chief Joseph Gravesite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Chief Joseph Gravesite is located in Wallowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Chief Joseph Gravesite
    • Joseph Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Joseph Cemetery is located in Wallowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joseph Cemetery
    • Alder Slope Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alder Slope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Alder Slope Cemetery is located in Wallowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alder Slope Cemetery
    • Enterprise Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enterprise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Enterprise Cemetery is located in Wallowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enterprise Cemetery
    • Lostine Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lostine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lostine Cemetery is located in Wallowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lostine Cemetery
    • Park Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • The Park Cemetery is located in Wallowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Park Cemetery
    • Wallowa Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wallowa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wallowa Cemetery is located in Wallowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallowa Cemetery
    • Imnaha Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Imnaha Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Imnaha Cemetery is located in Wallowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Imnaha Cemetery
    • Bramlet Memorial Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bramlet Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bramlet Memorial Cemetery is located in Wallowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bramlet Memorial Cemetery
    • Copperfield - Homestead Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Copperfield - Homestead Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Copperfield - Homestead Cemetery is located in Baker County
      • The Copperfield - Homestead Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Homestead Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Copperfield - Homestead Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38680 <7>
    • Pioneer Cemetery In The Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Pioneer Cemetery In The Park is located in Union County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pioneer Cemetery In The Park is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Union.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery In The Park
    • Cove Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cove Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cove 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 Creek Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1147980  (Prairie Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1147980 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: Joseph
      • County: Wallowa         Elev: 1332
      • Location given for GNIS #1147980 (Prairie Creek Cemetery)

    The official website for Wallowa County: www.co.wallowa.or.us/

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

    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 Oregon's counties, including Wallowa, 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 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 Creek Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3382, Longitude: -117.1824       In this case, the coordinates for the Prairie Creek Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <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>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.
    <7>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.




 

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