A visit to the Prairie Flower 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 Flower Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prairie Flower Cemetery:
44.0969, -97.8173
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Prairie Flower Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Prairie Flower Cemetery is located in Miner County<2>.
The county seat for Miner County is located in Howard. Howard lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Prairie Flower Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Prairie Flower Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Prairie Flower Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prairie Flower Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Morgans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Morgans Cemetery is located in Miner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fedora Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Fedora Cemetery is located in Miner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedora Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Miner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Cemetery
- Diana Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Diana Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diana Cemetery
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roswell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Roswell Cemetery is located in Miner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell Cemetery
- Esmond Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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- Bonny Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bonny Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Cemetery
- Farwell Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- The Farwell Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Graceland Cemetery is located in Miner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
- Silver Creek Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- The Silver Creek Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Miner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Miner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Berton Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- The Berton Cemetery is located in Miner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berton Cemetery
- Dow Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- The Dow Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dow Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dow Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southwest of De Smet.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2436332 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Prairie Flower Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prairie Flower Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fedora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Carthage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Artesian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roswell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Roswell is located in Miner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
- Estimated population in 2014: 70 people
- Vilas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vilas is located in Miner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
- Forestburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Forestburg is located in Sanborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestburg
- Population from the 2010 Census: 73 people
- Howard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Farwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Farwell is located in Hanson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
- Iroquois
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Letcher
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Canova
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cuthbert
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cuthbert is located in Sanborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthbert
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- Cavour
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woonsocket
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Winfred
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- De Smet
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Yale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Loomis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Osceola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Osceola is located in Kingsbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Estimated population in 2014: 90 people
- Farmer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Farmer is located in Hanson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
- Oldham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Morningside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Morningside is located in Beadle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside
- Huron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spencer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bancroft
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bancroft is located in Kingsbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
- Alpena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
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 Flower Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Miner County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prairie Flower Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Artesian
- Canova
- Carthage
- Cavour
- Cavour lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Prairie Flower Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cavour.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavour
- De Smet
- Forestburg
- Fulton
- Howard
- Howard lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Prairie Flower Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Howard.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Huron
- Huron lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Prairie Flower Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Huron.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Letcher
- Oldham
- Oldham lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Prairie Flower Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oldham.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Spencer
- Vilas
- Vilas lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Prairie Flower Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vilas.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
- Woonsocket
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 websites either 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 Flower Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Dakota:
- Pages specific to Miner 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 Flower Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1257201 (Prairie Flower Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1257201 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: Miner
- Est. Elev: 415 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fedora
- Location given for Prairie Flower Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.0969212 Lon: -97.8173012
- 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 South Dakota's counties, including Miner, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Prairie Flower 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. |
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