About Prater Cemetery
Prater Cemetery is a cemetery near Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana. It lies about 7.2 mi south of Rensselaer. The grounds sit at about 699 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 441565. The nearest other listed cemetery is Sandridge Cemetery, about 1.1 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral chapel we know of is Jackson Funeral Chapel in Rensselaer, about 7.1 mi away. It is one of 33 cemeteries we list in Jasper County, and 22 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Rensselaer. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
41.03863, -87.11882
What Prater Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Sandridge CemeteryRensselaer, INCemetery1.1 mi
- Dunkard CemeteryRensselaer, INCemetery1.1 mi
- Price CemeteryRensselaer, INCemetery1.6 mi
- Yeoman CemeteryRensselaer, INCemetery2.5 mi
- Smith CemeteryRensselaer, INCemetery2.9 mi
- Hankle CemeteryRensselaer, INCemetery4.0 mi
- Rees CemeteryRensselaer, INCemetery4.2 mi
- Parkison CemeteryRensselaer, INCemetery5.2 mi
- Brown CemeteryRensselaer, INCemetery5.7 mi
- Faith Lutheran CemeteryDeMotte, INLutheran cemetery6.4 mi
Funeral homes near Prater Cemetery
- Jackson Funeral Chapel7.1 miFuneral chapel · Rensselaer · (219) 866-5123
- Steinke Funeral Home7.2 miFuneral home · Rensselaer · (219) 866-5151
- Integrity Funeral Service & Cremation11 miFuneral home · Wheatfield · (219) 956-3042
- Boersma Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Wheatfield · (219) 956-2220
- Frazier Funeral Home & Cremation Services12 miFuneral home · De Motte · (219) 987-2323
- Jackson Funeral Service of DeMotte12 miFuneral home · De Motte · (219) 987-5300
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- What Happens When a Cemetery Is Full?Closed and inactive cemeteries, who maintains them, and what it means for families with existing plots.
- What Does a Headstone Cost?Flat markers, upright headstones and monuments, materials, engraving, installation fees and the cemetery's foundation charge.