A visit to the Prater 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 Prater Cemetery ...
The Prater Cemetery is located in Madison County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Adkins Cemetery
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Brashears Cemetery
- The Brashears Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brashears Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southwest of Saint Paul.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53176 <3>
- Brashears Cemetery
- The Brashears Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Burrell Cemetery
- The Burrell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Cass Cemetery
- The Cass Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cass Cemetery is located between<4> the communities of Cass and Brashears. The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the south of Brashears.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1676716 <3>
- Combs Cemetery
- The Combs Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- To give a relative sense of its location, the Combs Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Combs.
- Cragar Cemetery
- The Cragar Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Dutton Cemetery
- The Dutton Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Greasy Creek Cemetery
- The Greasy Creek Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Hickory Creek Cemetery
- Horn Cemetery
- The Horn Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Jones Cemetery
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Kilgore Cemetery
- The Kilgore Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Ledbetter Cemetery
- The Ledbetter Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Liberty Cemetery
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Mill Creek Cemetery
- The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mill Creek Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the south of Combs.
- Morgan Cemetery
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Riverside Cemetery
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Stringum Cemetery
- The Stringum Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Van Brunt Cemetery
- The Van Brunt Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- To give a relative sense of its location, the Van Brunt Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the south of Combs.
- Watson Cemetery
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Madison County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Prater Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Batson
- Batson is located in Johnson County
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- Bidville
- Bidville is located in Crawford County
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- Boston
- Boston is located in Madison County
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- Brashears
- Brashears is located in Madison County
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- Cass
- Cass is located in Franklin County
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- Combs
- Crosses
- Crosses is located in Madison County
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- Delaney
- Delaney is located in Madison County
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- Durham
- Durham is located in Washington County
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- Dutton
- Dutton is located in Madison County
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- Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Madison County
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- Hazel Valley
- Hazel Valley is located in Washington County
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- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Japton
- Japton is located in Madison County
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- Linville ‑ Historic
- Linville is located in Johnson County
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- Mountain Top
- Mountain Top is located in Franklin County
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- Oark
- Pettigrew
- Saint Paul
- Saint Paul is located in Madison County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Thompson
- Thompson is located in Madison County
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- Wesley
- Wesley is located in Madison County
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- Witter
- Witter is located in Madison County
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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 Prater Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prater Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cass
- Elkins
- Huntsville
- Pettigrew
- Saint Paul
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Prater Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 Prater Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #73197 (Prater Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #73197 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 463 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Saint Paul
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Prater Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Cass and Brashears. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
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