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A visit to the Prairie Grove Cemetery ...


The location of the Prairie Grove 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 Grove Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Prairie Grove 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 Grove Cemetery

Lat:   45.2319°   (45° 13' 54")

Lon:   -99.9257°   (-99° 55' 32")

The Prairie Grove Cemetery is located in Potter County<2>.

The county seat for Potter County is located in Gettysburg. Gettysburg lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south of the Prairie Grove 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 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 Grove Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Potter 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 Grove 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 14 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Prairie Grove Cemetery.

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

    • Lowry
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
      • Lowry is located in Walworth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
    • Hoven
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Akaska
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lebanon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
      • Lebanon is located in Potter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
    • Gettysburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gettysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
      • Gettysburg is located in Potter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,085 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gettysburg <4>
    • Tolstoy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Java
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
      • Java is located in Walworth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Java <4>
    • Selby
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selby
      • Selby is located in Walworth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selby <4>
    • Bowdle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Onaka
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Seneca
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
      • Forest City is located in Potter County
    • Glenham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenham
      • Glenham is located in Walworth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenham <4>
    • Agar
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agar
      • Agar is located in Sully County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agar <4>

    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 Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Potter County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Agar
      • Agar lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Prairie Grove Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Agar.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agar
    • Forest City
    • Gettysburg
    • Glenham
    • Java
      • Java lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Prairie Grove Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Java.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
    • Lebanon
    • Selby
      • Selby lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Prairie Grove Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Selby.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selby
    • Seneca
      • Seneca lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Prairie Grove Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Seneca.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
    • Tolstoy

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Prairie Grove Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Lowry Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lowry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lowry Cemetery is located in Walworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lowry Cemetery
    • Pembroke Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pembroke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pembroke Cemetery is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pembroke Cemetery
    • Lowry Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lowry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lowry Cemetery is located in Walworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lowry Cemetery
    • Hanson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hanson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hanson Cemetery is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hanson Cemetery
    • St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery
    • Appomattox Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Appomattox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Appomattox Cemetery is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Appomattox Cemetery
    • Theodore Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Theodore Cemetery is located in Walworth County
      • The Theodore Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Baer Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Theodore Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97743 <6>
    • Akaska Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    • Advent Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Advent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Advent Cemetery is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Advent Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96748 <6>
    • Lebanon Protestant Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lebanon Protestant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lebanon Protestant Cemetery is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Protestant Cemetery
    • Old Zion Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Zion Cemetery is located in Walworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Zion Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Gettysburg Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gettysburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Gettysburg Cemetery is located in Potter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gettysburg Cemetery
      • Spring Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Spring Cemetery is located in Potter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Cemetery
      • Bangor Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bangor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bangor Cemetery is located in Walworth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bangor Cemetery
      • Zion Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Zion Cemetery is located in Potter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
      • Lutheran Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Potter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
      • Seventh-day Adventist Church Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • The Seventh-day Adventist Church Cemetery is located in Edmunds County
        • The Seventh-day Adventist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seventh-day Adventist Church Cemetery
      • Congregational Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Congregational Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Congregational Cemetery is located in Edmunds County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Congregational Cemetery
      • Sacred Heart Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Potter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart 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 Grove Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1257202  (Prairie Grove Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1257202 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: Flight Lake
      • County: Potter         Elev: 615
      • Location given for GNIS #1257202 (Prairie Grove Cemetery)

    The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.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 South Dakota's counties, including Potter, 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' 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 Grove Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2319, Longitude: -99.9257       In this case, the coordinates for the Prairie Grove 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>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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