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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:

30.4410, -97.5025

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 Travis County<2>.

The county seat for Travis County is located in Austin. Austin lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the southwest 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 21 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.

  • St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • The St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Richland Cemetery
    • St. John Church Cemetery
  • New Sweden Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Pfluger Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pfluger Cemetery is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfluger Cemetery
  • Kimbro Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Kimbro Cemetery is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbro Cemetery
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
  • Rosehill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Cemetery
  • Avery Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Avery Cemetery is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Cemetery
  • Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hill Cemetery is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
  • Schiller Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Schiller Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Schiller Cemetery is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schiller Cemetery
  • Gregg Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Gregg Cemetery is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Cemetery
  • Capital Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Capital Memorial Park is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capital Memorial Park
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Cook - Walden Memorial Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Cook - Walden Memorial Hill Cemetery is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook - Walden Memorial Hill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cook - Walden Memorial Hill Cemetery is located in Austin.
      • The Cook - Walden Memorial Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Memorial Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5191 <5>
    • Decker Free Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Elgin Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Elgin Cemetery is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Elgin Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Elgin.
      • The Elgin Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Elgin City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #512858 <5>
    • Smith Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Memorial Hill Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Memorial Hill Park is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Hill Park
    • Lockwood Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Lockwood Cemetery is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood Cemetery
    • Standifer Family Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Standifer Family Cemetery is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standifer Family Cemetery
      • The Standifer Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Standifer Cemetery
      • William B. Standifer Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2309972 <5>
    • Westbrook Memorial Gardens
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Westbrook Memorial Gardens is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Memorial Gardens
      • The Westbrook Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
      • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      • Westbrook Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #751702 <5>
    • Guadalupe Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Guadalupe Cemetery is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 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:

  • Cele
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Cele is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cele
  • New Sweden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • New Sweden is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
  • Manda ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Manda is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manda
  • Coupland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pflugerville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Manor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Manor is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,767 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manor <6>
  • Hutto
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hutto is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutto
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,987 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hutto <6>
  • Littig
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Littig is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littig
  • Windemere
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Windemere is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windemere
  • Three Points
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Three Points is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points
  • Elgin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Elgin is located in Bastrop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,756 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <6>
  • Taylor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Taylor is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,921 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <6>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Wells Branch
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Wells Branch is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Branch
    • Villa Siesta Retirement Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Daffan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Daffan is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daffan
    • Beyersville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Beyersville is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyersville
    • Round Rock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Round Rock ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Old Round Rock is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Round Rock
    • Kings Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Kings Village is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Village
    • Webberville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Brushy Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Brushy Creek is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
    • Thrall
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Thrall is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thrall <6>

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 Travis County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Travis 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 #1365732  (Prairie Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1365732 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: Travis
      • Est. Elev: 175 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Pflugerville East
      • Location given for Prairie Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.4410373     Lon: -97.5025008
      • 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 Travis, 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.