A visit to the South Prairie 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 South Prairie Cemetery ...
The South Prairie Cemetery is located in Stephens County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Bee Branch Cemetery
- The Bee Branch Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Young County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Donnell Cemetery
- Eliasville Cemetery
- Farmer Cemetery
- The Farmer Cemetery is located in Young County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Cemetery
- Gooseneck Cemetery
- The Gooseneck Cemetery is located in Young County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseneck Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Huffstuttle Cemetery
- Medlan Cemetery
- The Medlan Cemetery is located in Young County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlan Cemetery
- Ming Bend Cemetery
- The Ming Bend Cemetery is located in Young County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ming Bend Cemetery
- Moon Cemetery
- The Moon Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mountain Home Cemetery
- Murray Cemetery
- The Murray Cemetery is located in Young County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Cemetery
- Peveler Cemetery
- South Bend Cemetery
- The South Bend Cemetery is located in Young County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend Cemetery
- Stoker Cemetery
- The Stoker Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoker Cemetery
- Tonk Valley Cemetery
- The Tonk Valley Cemetery is located in Young County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonk Valley Cemetery
- Tyra Cemetery
- The Tyra Cemetery is located in Young County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyra Cemetery
- Veale Creek Cemetery
- The Veale Creek Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veale Creek Cemetery
- Yellow Fork Cemetery
- The Yellow Fork Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Fork Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the South Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Breckenridge
- Bryson
- Bunger
- Caddo
- Eliasville
- Eolian
- Graham
- La Casa ‑ Historic
- Murray
- Necessity
- Newcastle
- Palo Pinto
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Proffitt
- South Bend
- Wayland
- Woodson
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 South Prairie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stephens County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The South Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Breckenridge
- Bryson
- Eliasville
- Graford
- Graham
- Palo Pinto
- Strawn
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 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 South Prairie Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Stephens 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 South Prairie Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1347510 (South Prairie Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1347510 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: Stephens
- Est. Elev: 345 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ivan North
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Stephens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Prairie Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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