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A visit to the Prairie Hill 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 Hill Cemetery ...

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

31.6629, -96.7953

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Prairie Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Prairie Hill Cemetery is located in Limestone County<2>.

The county seat for Limestone County is located in Groesbeck. Groesbeck lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Prairie Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Prairie Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Prairie Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Delia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Delia Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia Cemetery
  • Billington Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Billington Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billington Cemetery
  • Shead Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Shead Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shead Cemetery
  • Mt. Calm Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mt. Calm Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calm Cemetery
  • Mt. Calm Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mt. Calm Cemetery is located in Hill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calm Cemetery
  • TK Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The TK Cemetery is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for TK Cemetery
  • Lone Oak Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lone Oak Cemetery is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Nus Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Nus Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nus Cemetery
  • Powell Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Powell Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
  • Pavelka Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pavelka Cemetery is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavelka Cemetery
  • Armour Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Armour Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hill Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
    • New Armour Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The New Armour Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Armour Cemetery
    • Coolidge Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Coolidge Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolidge Cemetery
    • Axtell Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Axtell Cemetery is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Axtell Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Axtell.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #181044 <5>
    • Hopewell Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
      • The Hopewell Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Axtell African American Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2521658 <5>
    • Harper Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Harper Cemetery is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
    • Wise Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Wise Cemetery is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Cemetery
    • Honest Ridge Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Honest Ridge Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honest Ridge Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Prairie Hill Cemetery.

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

  • Prairie Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Watt
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Watt is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watt
  • Delia ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Delia is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
  • Kirk
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kirk is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
  • Frosa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Frosa is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosa
  • Elk
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Elk is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
  • Mart
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Mart is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mart
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,983 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mart <6>
  • Mount Calm
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hallsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hallsburg is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
  • Battle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Battle is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
  • Coolidge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Axtell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Ben Hur
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Ben Hur is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
    • Hubbard
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Otto
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Leroy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Harrison
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Harrison is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
    • Riesel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Tehuacana
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Penelope
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Tours
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Tours is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tours

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 Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Limestone County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bellmead
  • Coolidge
  • Dawson
    • Dawson lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Prairie Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dawson.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
  • Mart
    • Mart lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Prairie Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mart.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mart
  • Mount Calm
  • Riesel
    • Riesel lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Prairie Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Riesel.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riesel
  • Tehuacana

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 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 Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Limestone 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 Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2038268  (Prairie Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2038268 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: Limestone
      • Est. Elev: 185 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Prairie Hill
      • Location given for Prairie Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.6629436     Lon: -96.7952686
      • 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 Limestone, 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 Hill 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.