A visit to the Prairie Home 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 Prairie Home Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prairie Home Cemetery:
42.9953, -88.2401
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Prairie Home Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Prairie Home Cemetery is located in Waukesha County<2>.
The county seat for Waukesha County is located in Waukesha. Waukesha lies just to the north northeast of the Prairie Home Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Prairie Home Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prairie Home Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Oak Knoll Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Knoll Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Knoll Cemetery
- Vernon Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Vernon United Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
- New Berlin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Berlin Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin Cemetery
- St. Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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- Genesee Village Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vernon Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Holy Apostles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Jones - Muckey School Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Muskego Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Highland Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Highland Memorial Park is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Memorial Park
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Prairie Home Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prairie Home Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Waukesha
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukesha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
- Pewaukee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pewaukee is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pewaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,703 people
- Prospect
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Calhoun
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Calhoun is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Genesee Depot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Genesee Depot is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee Depot
- Genesee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Genesee is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
- Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vernon is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- New Berlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
- Pewaukee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pewaukee is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pewaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,099 people
- Wales
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wales is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,651 people
- Brookfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
- Pewaukee West
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pewaukee West is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pewaukee West
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- North Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Prairie is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,236 people
- Big Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Big Bend is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,487 people
- Tess Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tess Corners is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tess Corners
- Hartland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hartland is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,338 people
- Muskego
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Muskego is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskego
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,317 people
- Elm Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elm Grove is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,137 people
- Sussex
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sussex is located in Waukesha County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,086 people
- Delafield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Delafield is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delafield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,559 people
- Mukwonago
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mukwonago is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mukwonago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,107 people
- Merton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Merton is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,812 people
- Hales Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hales Corners is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Corners
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,553 people
- Nashotah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nashotah is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashotah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,361 people
- Waterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Waterville is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Ottawa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ottawa is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
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 Prairie Home Cemetery. The following communities are located in Waukesha County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prairie Home Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brookfield
- Delafield
- Elm Grove
- Hartland
- Mukwonago
- New Berlin
- North Prairie
- Waukesha
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Prairie Home 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 Prairie Home Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1571879 (Prairie Home Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1571879 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: 257 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Muskego
- Location given for Prairie Home Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.9952898 Lon: -88.2400925
- 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 '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 Home 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. |