A visit to the Prairie Grove 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 Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prairie Grove Cemetery:
31.7852, -97.2370
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Prairie Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Prairie Grove Cemetery is located in Hill County<2>.
The county seat for Hill County is located in Hillsboro. Hillsboro lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Prairie Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Prairie Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Prairie Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prairie Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Scotts Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wortham Bend Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wortham Bend Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham Bend Cemetery
- Gholson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Gholson Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholson Cemetery
- Smiths Bend - Coon Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Patrick Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Patrick Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Waco.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5907 <5>
- Bold Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Bold Springs Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bold Springs Cemetery
- National Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The National Cemetery is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Cemetery
- Prairie Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- White Rock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The White Rock Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock Cemetery
- Clausner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Clausner Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clausner Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- Crump Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Crump Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Vaughan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Vaughan Cemetery is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan Cemetery
- Yates Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Yates Cemetery is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Cemetery
- China Spring Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Liberty Grove Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove Cemetery
- Whitney - Towash Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chalk Bluff Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Chalk Bluff Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Bluff Cemetery
- St. Martins Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Martins Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Martins Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Martins Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Tours.
- The St. Martins Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Martin of Tours Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6611 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 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:
- Tyson
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tyson is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson
- Aquilla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gholson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gholson is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
- Greenock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greenock is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
- Patrick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Patrick is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
- Rock Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rock Creek is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Ross
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Laguna Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- China Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Mott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tours
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tours is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tours
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Abbott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bosqueville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bosqueville is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosqueville
- Whitney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cayote
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cayote is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayote
- Lacy - Lakeview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Northcrest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Northcrest is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcrest
- Leroy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chatt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chatt is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatt
- Peoria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Peoria is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Speegleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Speegleville is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speegleville
- Bellmead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Womack
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Womack is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack
- Valley Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Hill County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prairie Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aquilla
- Bellmead
- Hillsboro
- Peoria
- Valley Mills
- West
- West lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Prairie Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for West.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Hill 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 Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1344503 (Prairie Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1344503 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: Hill
- Est. Elev: 163 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Aquilla
- Location given for Prairie Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.7851611 Lon: -97.2369525
- 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 Texas' counties, including Hill, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Prairie Grove 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. |