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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Prairie Rest Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Prairie Rest Cemetery (FG ID #1135257)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Rest Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prairie Rest Cemetery

Lat:   42.2668°   (42° 16' 0")

Lon:   -104.7208°   (-104° 43' 14")

The cemetery is located in Platte County<2>.

As an estimate, the Prairie Rest Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Guernsey.

The county seat for Platte County is located in Wheatland. Wheatland lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the southwest of the Prairie Rest Cemetery .

Name Variations for Prairie Rest Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Prairie Rest Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Guernsey City Cemetery

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.

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 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 Prairie Rest Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Wyoming:
  • Pages specific to Platte County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Prairie Rest Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 14 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Prairie Rest Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prairie Rest Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Guernsey
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Sunrise ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
      • Sunrise is located in Platte County
    • Hartville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Wendover ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wendover have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendover
      • Wendover is located in Platte County
    • Fort Laramie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Chugcreek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chugcreek
      • Chugcreek is located in Platte County
    • Wheatland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Y-O Ranch
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Y-O Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Y-O Ranch
      • Y-O Ranch is located in Platte County
    • Lingle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Westview Circle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westview Circle have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Circle
      • Westview Circle is located in Platte County
    • Jay Em
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Em
      • Jay Em is located in Goshen County
    • Glendo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Slater
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slater have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slater
      • Slater is located in Platte County
    • Veteran
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)

    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 Rest Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Platte County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prairie Rest Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 16 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Prairie Rest Cemetery.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prairie Rest Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Lucindy Rollins Gravesite
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Register Cliff Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Boot Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Emigrant Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mary Homsley Gravesite
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Ft. Laramie Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dwyer Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Red Cloud Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wheatland Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • The Wheatland Cemetery is located in Platte County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wheatland Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Wheatland.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheatland Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84127 <1>
    • Lingle Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lingle Cemetery is located in Goshen County
      • The Lingle Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Lingle Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lingle Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84064 <1>
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Goshen County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillcrest Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Lingle.
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Valley View Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2270508 <1>
    • Horseshoe Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Horseshoe Cemetery is located in Platte County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Horseshoe Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Glendo.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horseshoe Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84047 <1>
    • Continue List   (4 more) ...
      • Forest Mound Cemetery
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Mother Featherlegs Cemetery
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Valley View Cemetery
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • The Valley View Cemetery is located in Goshen County
        • The Valley View Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Torrington Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley View Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84122 <1>
      • Prairie Center Cemetery
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Rest Cemetery:

    The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Platte, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Prairie Rest Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2668, Longitude: -104.7208    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.




 

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