A visit to the North 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 North Prairie Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the North Prairie Cemetery:
42.9311, -88.4240
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the North Prairie Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The North Prairie Cemetery is located in Waukesha County<2>.
The county seat for Waukesha County is located in Waukesha. Waukesha lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the North Prairie Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the North Prairie Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the North Prairie Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from North Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jericho Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Jericho Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho Cemetery
- Genesee Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ottawa Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Ottawa Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- 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 <5>
- Oak Knoll Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Knoll Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Knoll Cemetery
- St. Theresa's Oak Knoll Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Theresa's Oak Knoll Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Theresa's Oak Knoll Cemetery
- 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 <5>
- Oak Knoll Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Oak Knoll Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Knoll Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Melindas Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Theresa Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Theresa Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Theresa Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- St. Brunos Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Troy Lakes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Troy Lakes Cemetery is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Lakes Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Vernon Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Little Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the North Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from North Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- North Prairie
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- North Prairie is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,236 people
- Ottawa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ottawa is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Genesee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Genesee is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
- Genesee Depot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Genesee Depot is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee Depot
- Eagle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,193 people
- Eagleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Eagleville is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Wales
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wales is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,651 people
- Mukwonago
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mukwonago is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mukwonago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,107 people
- Dousman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dousman is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dousman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,317 people
- Waterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Waterville is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Little Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Little Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
- Troy Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Troy Center is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Center
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Potter Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Potter Lake is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Lake
- Summit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Summit is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,255 people
- Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Vernon is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Palmyra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,746 people
- Summit Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Summit Center is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Center
- Lake Beulah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Beulah is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Beulah
- Caldwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Caldwell is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Delafield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Delafield is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delafield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,559 people
- Adams
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Adams is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- East Troy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- East Troy is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,307 people
- Pewaukee West
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pewaukee West is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pewaukee West
- Sullivan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sullivan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Big Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Big Bend is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,487 people
- Waukesha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukesha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
- Nashotah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Nashotah is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashotah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,361 people
- Rome
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rome is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Oconomowoc Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oconomowoc Lake is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconomowoc Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 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 North 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 North Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Delafield
- Dousman
- Eagle
- East Troy
- Mukwonago
- North Prairie
- Palmyra
- Waukesha
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 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 North 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 North Prairie Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1570485 (North Prairie Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1570485 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: 298 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Eagle
- Location given for North Prairie Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.9311226 Lon: -88.4239859
- 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 Wisconsin's counties, including Waukesha, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Prairie 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. |