A visit to the Melindas 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 Melindas Prairie Cemetery ...
The Melindas Prairie Cemetery is located in Waukesha County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Adams Cemetery
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Walworth County
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- Cushman Cemetery
- The Cushman Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
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- Hebron Cemetery
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
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- Hoffman Cemetery
- The Hoffman Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
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- Jericho Cemetery
- The Jericho Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
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- Little Prairie Cemetery
- McLery Cemetery
- The McLery Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLery Cemetery
- North Prairie Cemetery
- The North Prairie Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
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- Oak Grove Cemetery
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
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- Oak Knoll Cemetery
- The Oak Knoll Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
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- Oak Ridge Cemetery
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
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- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Ridge Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Eagle.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88615 <2>
- Ottawa Cemetery
- The Ottawa Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
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- Riverview Cemetery
- The Riverview Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
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- Round Prairie Cemetery
- The Round Prairie Cemetery is located in Walworth County
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- St. Brunos Catholic Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
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- St. Theresa Cemetery
- The St. Theresa Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
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- St. Theresa's Oak Knoll Cemetery
- The St. Theresa's Oak Knoll Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
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- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Theresa's Oak Knoll Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Eagle.
- The St. Theresa's Oak Knoll Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oak Knoll Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88610 <2>
- Skoponong Cemetery
- The Skoponong Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
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- Zion Cemetery
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Melindas Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Adams
- Adams is located in Walworth County
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- Cold Spring
- Cold Spring is located in Jefferson County
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- Concord
- Concord is located in Jefferson County
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- Dousman
- Dousman is located in Waukesha County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,317 people
- Eagle
- Eagle is located in Waukesha County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,193 people
- Eagleville
- Eagleville is located in Waukesha County
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- East Troy
- East Troy is located in Walworth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,307 people
- Genesee Depot
- Genesee Depot is located in Waukesha County
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- Genesee
- Genesee is located in Waukesha County
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- Heart Prairie
- Heart Prairie is located in Walworth County
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- Hebron
- Hebron is located in Jefferson County
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- Helenville
- Helenville is located in Jefferson County
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- Continue List (16 more) ...
- La Grange
- La Grange is located in Walworth County
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- Lauderdale
- Lauderdale is located in Walworth County
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- Little Prairie
- Little Prairie is located in Walworth County
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- Mukwonago
- Mukwonago is located in Waukesha County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,107 people
- North Prairie
- North Prairie is located in Waukesha County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,236 people
- Ottawa
- Ottawa is located in Waukesha County
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- Palmyra
- Palmyra is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,746 people
- Potter Lake
- Potter Lake is located in Walworth County
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- Rome
- Rome is located in Jefferson County
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- Sullivan
- Sullivan is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Summit Center
- Summit Center is located in Waukesha County
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- Summit
- Summit is located in Waukesha County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,255 people
- Troy Center
- Troy Center is located in Walworth County
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- Wales
- Wales is located in Waukesha County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,651 people
- Waterville
- Waterville is located in Waukesha County
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- Whitewater
- Whitewater is located in Walworth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,993 people
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 Melindas Prairie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Waukesha County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Melindas Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dousman
- Eagle
- East Troy
- Mukwonago
- North Prairie
- Palmyra
- Whitewater
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Melindas Prairie Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Waukesha 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 Melindas Prairie Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1569324 (Melindas Prairie Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1569324 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: Waukesha
- Est. Elev: 269 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Palmyra
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Waukesha, 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Melindas Prairie Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |