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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Prairie Valley (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Prairie Valley. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Prairie Valley ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Prairie Valley: Prairie Vly. (or less commonly used: Prairie Vally. or Prairie Vlly.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Prairie Valley is located in Fayette County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fayette County: Austin, Bastrop, Caldwell, Colorado, Gonzales, Lavaca, Lee & Washington.

Below are the counties that are near Prairie Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Prairie Valley:

  • Fayette County     (The home county of Prairie Valley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Valley, with the one closest to Prairie Valley listed first.
    • Plum
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
      • Plum is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <2>
    • West Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
      • West Point is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <2>
    • Kirtley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtley
      • Kirtley is located in Fayette County
    • La Grange
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Warda
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warda
      • Warda is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warda <2>
    • Hostyn
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hostyn
      • Hostyn is located in Fayette County
    • Stellar
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stellar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stellar
      • Stellar is located in Fayette County
    • Muldoon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muldoon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldoon
      • Muldoon is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muldoon <2>
    • Rutersville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutersville
      • Rutersville is located in Fayette County
    • Joiner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joiner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
      • Joiner is located in Fayette County
    • Nechanitz
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nechanitz
      • Nechanitz is located in Fayette County
    • Halsted
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halsted
      • Halsted is located in Fayette County
    • Freyburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freyburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freyburg
      • Freyburg is located in Fayette County
  • Austin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Valley, with the one closest to Prairie Valley listed first.
    • Shelby
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
      • Shelby is located in Austin County
    • Industry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Industry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
      • Industry is located in Austin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Industry <2>
    • New Ulm
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Bastrop County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Valley, with the one closest to Prairie Valley listed first.
    • Smithville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
      • Smithville is located in Bastrop County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,664 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <2>
    • Kovar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kovar
      • Kovar is located in Bastrop County
    • Togo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Togo
      • Togo is located in Bastrop County
    • Upton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
      • Upton is located in Bastrop County
    • Rosanky
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Paige
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paige have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paige
      • Paige is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paige <2>
    • Jeddo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeddo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
      • Jeddo is located in Bastrop County
    • Bastrop
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bastrop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bastrop
      • Bastrop is located in Bastrop County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,743 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bastrop <2>
    • Camp Swift
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Swift
      • Camp Swift is located in Bastrop County
    • Phelan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelan
      • Phelan is located in Bastrop County
    • Red Rock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • McDade
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDade
      • McDade is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDade <2>
    • Bateman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bateman
      • Bateman is located in Bastrop County
  • Caldwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Valley, with the one closest to Prairie Valley listed first.
    • Delhi
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
      • Delhi is located in Caldwell County
    • Pettytown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pettytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettytown
      • Pettytown is located in Caldwell County
    • Elm Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
      • Elm Grove is located in Caldwell County
    • Taylorsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylorsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
      • Taylorsville is located in Caldwell County
  • Colorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Valley, with the one closest to Prairie Valley listed first.
    • Weimar
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pisek ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pisek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisek
      • Pisek is located in Colorado County
    • Borden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden
      • Borden is located in Colorado County
    • New Bielau ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bielau have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bielau
      • New Bielau is located in Colorado County
    • Oakland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Frelsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frelsburg
      • Frelsburg is located in Colorado County
    • Hillcrest
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
      • Hillcrest is located in Colorado County
    • Glidden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glidden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidden
      • Glidden is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glidden <2>
  • Gonzales County
    • Waelder
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lavaca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Valley, with the one closest to Prairie Valley listed first.
    • Moravia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
      • Moravia is located in Lavaca County
    • Hackberry ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hackberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
      • Hackberry is located in Lavaca County
    • Komensky
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komensky
      • Komensky is located in Lavaca County
    • Moulton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Breslau
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau
      • Breslau is located in Lavaca County
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Valley, with the one closest to Prairie Valley listed first.
    • Serbin ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serbin
      • Serbin is located in Lee County
    • Giddings
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Lincoln
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Loebau
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loebau
      • Loebau is located in Lee County
    • Fedor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fedor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedor
      • Fedor is located in Lee County
    • Dime Box
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Old Dime Box
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dime Box
      • Old Dime Box is located in Lee County
    • Knobbs Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobbs Springs
      • Knobbs Springs is located in Lee County
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Valley, with the one closest to Prairie Valley listed first.
    • La Bahia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bahia
      • La Bahia is located in Washington County
    • Burton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wesley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
      • Wesley is located in Washington County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Prairie Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Prairie Valley.

Newspapers Published in Prairie Valley ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Prairie Valley.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Prairie Valley, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Prairie Valley.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Prairie Valley:

Cemeteries Near Prairie Valley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Prairie Valley.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Prairie Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Prairie Valley, with the one closest to Prairie Valley listed first.

  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Mt. Olive Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olive Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of La Grange.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5401 <5>
  • Plum Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plum Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plum Grove Cemetery
  • Plum Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plum Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plum Grove Cemetery
  • Williams Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
  • Woods Prairie Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Prairie Cemetery
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Winchester Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mantan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mantan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mantan Cemetery
  • Cedar Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Cemetery
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
  • Black Jack Springs Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • La Grange Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (168 more) ...
    • Old La Grange City Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Colorado Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colorado Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colorado Cemetery
    • Henson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

While we didn't find Prairie Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Prairie Valley.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Prairie Valley, with the one closest to Prairie Valley listed first.

  • Plum
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
    • Plum is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <2>
  • West Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
    • West Point is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <2>
  • Winchester
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
    • Winchester is located in Fayette County
  • La Grange
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • O'Quinn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for O'Quinn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Quinn
    • O'Quinn is located in Fayette County
  • Warda
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warda
    • Warda is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warda <2>
  • Stellar
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stellar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stellar
    • Stellar is located in Fayette County
  • Muldoon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muldoon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldoon
    • Muldoon is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muldoon <2>
  • Smithville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
    • Smithville is located in Bastrop County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,664 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <2>
  • Rutersville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutersville
    • Rutersville is located in Fayette County
  • Serbin ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serbin
    • Serbin is located in Lee County
  • Swiss Alp
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swiss Alp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiss Alp
    • Swiss Alp is located in Fayette County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Joiner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joiner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
      • Joiner is located in Fayette County
    • Nechanitz
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nechanitz
      • Nechanitz is located in Fayette County
    • Freyburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freyburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freyburg
      • Freyburg is located in Fayette County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Prairie Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Prairie Valley.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Prairie Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fayette County: www.co.fayette.tx.us/

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

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Prairie Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.9480, Longitude: -96.9964       In this case, the coordinates for Prairie Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Prairie Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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