A visit to the Pleasant 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 Pleasant Prairie Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery:
45.3175, -92.6741
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pleasant Prairie Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.
The county seat for Polk County is located in Balsam Lake. Balsam Lake lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pleasant Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ramsey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- St. Francis Xavier Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Franconia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Franconia Cemetery is located in Chisago County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franconia Cemetery
- Panola German Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Sand Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Sand Lake Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Lake Cemetery
- St. Croix Falls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elim Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Elim Cemetery is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elim Cemetery
- Johnson Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Memorial Park is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Memorial Park
- North Elim Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The North Elim Lutheran Cemetery is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Elim Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the North Elim Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Scandia (MN).
- Be careful, some people have confused the North Elim Lutheran Cemetery with the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery and the .
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82211 <5>
- El Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The El Salem Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Salem Cemetery
- Kahbakong Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Kahbakong Cemetery is located in Chisago County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kahbakong Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Chisago Lake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Chisago Lake Cemetery is located in Chisago County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisago Lake Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Chisago County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Crescent Beach Methodist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Glader Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Glader Cemetery is located in Chisago County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glader Cemetery
- Elim Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Elim Cemetery is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elim Cemetery
- South Elim Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The South Elim Lutheran Cemetery is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elim Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the South Elim Lutheran Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Scandia (MN).
- Be careful, some people have confused the South Elim Lutheran Cemetery with the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery and the .
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82208 <5>
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Chisago County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pleasant Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Osceola
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Osceola is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
- Franconia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Franconia is located in Chisago County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franconia
- Dresser
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dresser is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Otisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Otisville is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisville
- Horse Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Horse Creek is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Saint Croix Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Croix Falls is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Croix Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Taylors Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shafer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scandia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Center City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marine-on-Saint-Croix
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lindstrom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Star Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Star Prairie is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Centuria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Centuria is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centuria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 905 people
- Deronda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Deronda is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deronda
- Chisago City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Somerset
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Somerset is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,992 people
- Almelund
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- New Richmond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Richmond is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,730 people
- Volga ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Volga is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Balsam Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Balsam Lake is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 978 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 Pleasant Prairie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amery
- Balsam Lake
- Center City
- Centuria
- Chisago City
- Forest Lake
- Lindstrom
- Marine-on-Saint-Croix
- Milltown
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Saint Croix Falls
- Somerset
- Star Prairie
- Taylors Falls
- Wyoming
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 professional and volunteer 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 Pleasant Prairie Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Polk 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 Pleasant Prairie Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1571622 (Pleasant Prairie Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1571622 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: Polk
- Est. Elev: 278 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Osceola
- Location given for Pleasant Prairie Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.3174641 Lon: -92.6740955
- 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 Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Pleasant 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |