Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Prattsville (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Prattsville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Prattsville is located in Grant County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Grant County: Cleveland, Dallas, Hot Spring, Jefferson, Pulaski & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near Prattsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Prattsville:
- Grant County (The home county of Prattsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prattsville, with the one closest to Prattsville listed first.
- Dogwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Poyen
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Sheridan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Sheridan is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,035 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <2>
- Tull
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Slabtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Leola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leola
- Leola is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leola <2>
- Ebb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Center Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove
- Center Grove is located in Grant County
- Grapevine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prattsville, with the one closest to Prattsville listed first.
- Joan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joan
- Joan is located in Clark County
- Griffithtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithtown
- Griffithtown is located in Clark County
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prattsville, with the one closest to Prattsville listed first.
- Staves
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staves
- Staves is located in Cleveland County
- White Oak Bluff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Bluff
- White Oak Bluff is located in Cleveland County
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prattsville, with the one closest to Prattsville listed first.
- Carthage
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Bunn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunn
- Bunn is located in Dallas County
- Manning
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Manning is located in Dallas County
- Dalark
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalark
- Dalark is located in Dallas County
- Ivan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Garland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prattsville, with the one closest to Prattsville listed first.
- Lonsdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lonsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonsdale
- Lonsdale is located in Garland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonsdale <2>
- Price
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Price is located in Garland County
- Fountain Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
- Fountain Lake is located in Garland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Hot Spring County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prattsville, with the one closest to Prattsville listed first.
- Lono
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Rolla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
- Rolla is located in Hot Spring County
- Perla
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Rockport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Malvern
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malvern have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
- Malvern is located in Hot Spring County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,788 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malvern <2>
- Butterfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Butterfield is located in Hot Spring County
- Magnet Cove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnet Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet Cove
- Magnet Cove is located in Hot Spring County
- Estimated population in 2014: 5 people
- Social Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Hill
- Social Hill is located in Hot Spring County
- Donaldson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west) - Saginaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Saginaw is located in Hot Spring County
- Midway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - Friendship
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Hot Spring County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prattsville, with the one closest to Prattsville listed first.
- Jefferson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - Redfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Redfield is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,492 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redfield <2>
- White Hall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- White Hall is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,889 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Hall <2>
- Sulphur Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Wright
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east) - Pastoria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastoria
- Pastoria is located in Jefferson County
- Plum Bayou ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bayou
- Plum Bayou is located in Jefferson County
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prattsville, with the one closest to Prattsville listed first.
- Alexander
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Alexander is located in Pulaski County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,621 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexander <2>
- Hensley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hensley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley
- Hensley is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hensley <2>
- Bingham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Bingham is located in Pulaski County
- Landmark
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Landmark is located in Pulaski County
- Landmark has also been known as:
- Parkers - Iron Springs
- Woodson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Mabelvale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mabelvale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabelvale
- Mabelvale is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mabelvale <2>
- Windamere
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windamere
- Windamere is located in Pulaski County
- Wakefield Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakefield Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield Village
- Wakefield Village is located in Pulaski County
- Wrightsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrightsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Wrightsville is located in Pulaski County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prattsville, with the one closest to Prattsville listed first.
- Traskwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traskwood
- Traskwood is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Shaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Haskell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haskell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
- Haskell is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,639 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haskell <2>
- Fairplay ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Bauxite
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Benton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Benton is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,214 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <2>
- East End
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast) - Bryant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Bryant is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,375 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryant <2>
- Kentucky
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Kentucky is located in Saline County
- Salem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - Shannon Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shannon Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hills
- Shannon Hills is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,087 people
- Congo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Congo is located in Saline County
- Avilla
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
- Avilla is located in Saline County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Prattsville, see our County-by-County Page for Prattsville.
Newspapers Published in Prattsville ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Prattsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Prattsville, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Prattsville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Prattsville:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Arkansas History Commission
- Pages specific to Grant County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cleveland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dallas County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Garland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hot Spring County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jefferson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Pulaski County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Saline County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clark County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Cemeteries of Grant County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Cemeteries of Grant County
Cemeteries Near Prattsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Prattsville.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Prattsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Prattsville, with the one closest to Prattsville listed first.
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Philadelphia Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2168773 <4>
- Poyen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poyen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poyen Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
- Ashcraft Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ashcraft Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashcraft Cemetery
- Moores Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moores Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moores Cemetery
- Poe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poe Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55768 <4>
- Jacob Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jacob Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jacob Cemetery
- Lost Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lost Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lost Creek Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
- Holly Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Cemetery
- Continue List (206 more) ...
- Corinth Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corinth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corinth Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
- Newhope Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newhope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newhope Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Prattsville had a population of 25 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Prattsville had a population of 307 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Prattsville, with the one closest to Prattsville listed first.
- Turin ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Dogwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Fenter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Sheridan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Sheridan is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,035 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <2>
- Belfast
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Tull
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Cherry Grove ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Cherry Grove is located in Grant County
- Lono
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Traskwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traskwood
- Traskwood is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Gifford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Ivy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Shaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ebb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Ain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Obin ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ebb
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Prattsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Prattsville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Prattsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Prattsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Prattsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3149, Longitude: -92.5517 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Prattsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |