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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 View Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   27.9166°   (27° 54' 59")

Lon:   -97.1817°   (-97° 10' 54")

The Prairie View Cemetery is located in San Patricio County<1>.

The county seat for San Patricio County is located in Sinton. Sinton lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Prairie View 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 View Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to San Patricio 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 View 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 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Prairie View Cemetery.

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

    • Ingleside
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingleside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
      • Ingleside is located in San Patricio County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,043 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ingleside <4>
    • Aransas Pass
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aransas Pass have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aransas Pass
      • Aransas Pass is located in Aransas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,496 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aransas Pass <4>
    • Ingleside-On-the-Bay
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingleside-On-the-Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside-On-the-Bay
      • Ingleside-On-the-Bay is located in San Patricio County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
    • Harbor City ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor City
      • Harbor City is located in San Patricio County
    • Gregory
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
      • Gregory is located in San Patricio County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gregory <4>
    • Tradewinds
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tradewinds have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradewinds
      • Tradewinds is located in San Patricio County
    • Portland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
      • Portland is located in San Patricio County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,768 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <4>
    • Port Aransas
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Doyle
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doyle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
      • Doyle is located in San Patricio County
    • Rockport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
      • Rockport is located in Aransas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,847 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockport <4>
    • Black Point ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Point
      • Black Point is located in Refugio County
    • Bayside
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
      • Bayside is located in Refugio County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bayside <4>
    • Continue List   (5 more) ...
      • Fulton
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Taft
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taft have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
        • Taft is located in San Patricio County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,886 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taft <4>
      • Copano Village
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copano Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copano Village
        • Copano Village is located in Aransas County
      • Taft Southwest
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft Southwest
        • Taft Southwest is located in San Patricio County
      • Corpus Christi
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

    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 View Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in San Patricio County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 22 miles [35.4 km] of the Prairie View Cemetery.<5>

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

    • San Ignacio Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • San Antonio Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • The San Antonio Cemetery is located in Aransas County
      • The San Antonio Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cementerio San Antonio De Padua
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Antonio Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6682 <6>
    • Aransas Memorial Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Gregory Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Gregory Cemetery is located in San Patricio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gregory Cemetery
    • Royal Palm Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Palms Memorial Gardens
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Palms Memorial Gardens is located in San Patricio County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Palms Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southeast of Portland.
      • The Palms Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
      • San Patricio Memorial Gardens
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palms Memorial Gardens
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6716 <6>
    • McLester Family Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McLester Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McLester Family Cemetery is located in Aransas County
      • The McLester Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • McLester Cemetery
      • McLester Orchard Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McLester Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5152 <6>
    • Rockport Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Fulton Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Fulton Cemetery is located in Aransas County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fulton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Fulton.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fulton Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980333 <6>
    • Bellevue Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bellevue Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bellevue Cemetery is located in San Patricio County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bellevue Cemetery
    • Old Bayview Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bayview Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bayview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bayview Cemetery is located in Nueces County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bayview Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Bayview Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bayview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bayview Cemetery is located in Nueces County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bayview Cemetery
      • Holly Cross Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Holly Cross Cemetery is located in Nueces County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Cross Cemetery
      • Seaside Memorial Park
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • The Seaside Memorial Park is located in Nueces County
        • The Seaside Memorial Park has also been known as:
        • Aberdeen Cemetery
        • Seaside Memorial Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seaside Memorial Park
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6828 <6>
      • Holy Cross Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Rose Hill Memorial Park
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • The Rose Hill Memorial Park is located in Nueces County
        • The Rose Hill Memorial Park has also been known as:
        • Rose Hill Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Memorial Park
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6458 <6>
      • Rosita Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosita Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rosita Cemetery is located in San Patricio County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosita Cemetery
      • Lamar Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Eternal Rest Cemetery
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Heaven's Acre Cemetery
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)

    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 View Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1344523  (Prairie View Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1344523 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: Aransas Pass
      • County: San Patricio         Elev: 5
      • Location given for GNIS #1344523 (Prairie View Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including San Patricio, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Prairie View Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9166, Longitude: -97.1817    
    <3>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.
    <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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