About Prairie View Cemetery
Prairie View Cemetery is a cemetery near Aransas Pass, San Patricio County, Texas. It lies about 2.0 mi east of Aransas Pass. The grounds sit at about 16 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Thomas Benton Wheeler. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1344523. The nearest other listed cemetery is San Ignacio Cemetery, about 2.7 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Charles Marshall Funeral Home in Aransas Pass, about 1.0 mi away. It is one of 21 cemeteries we list in San Patricio County, and 6 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Aransas Pass. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Prairie View Cemetery
Among them: 1 Civil War veteran.
- Thomas Benton Wheeler1840-1913American politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Prairie View Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
27.91610, -97.18188
What Prairie View 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
- San Ignacio CemeteryIngleside, TXCemetery2.7 mi
- San Antonio CemeteryAransas Pass, TXCemetery3.9 mi
- Aransas Memorial ParkAransas Pass, TXMemorial park5.0 mi
- Gregory CemeteryGregory, TXCemetery6.9 mi
- Mercer CemeteryPort Aransas, TXCemetery9.4 mi
- Royal Palm CemeteryPort Aransas, TXCemetery9.6 mi
- San Patricio Memorial GardensPortland, TXMemorial park11 mi
- McLester CemeteryRockport, TXCemetery11 mi
- Rockport CemeteryFulton, TXCemetery13 mi
- Fulton CemeteryFulton, TXCemetery14 mi
Funeral homes near Prairie View Cemetery
- Charles Marshall Funeral Home1.0 miFuneral home · Aransas Pass
- Charlie Marshall Funeral Homes & Crematory1.0 miCremation provider · Aransas Pass · (361) 758-3221
- Resthaven Funeral Home2.5 miFuneral home · Aransas Pass · (361) 758-1100
- All Faith Cremation & Funeral Services2.9 miFuneral home · Ingleside · (361) 265-4495
- Harrison Monument Works6.3 miMonument dealer · Rockport · (361) 790-9256
- Limbaugh funeral home8.9 miFuneral home · Portland · (361) 643-6564
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