A visit to the Pratt Family Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Pratt Family Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Pratt Family Cemetery (FG ID #2496559).
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 Pratt Family Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pratt Family Cemetery:
38.8350, -75.6181
The Pratt Family Cemetery is located in Kent County<2>.
The county seat for Kent County is located in Dover. Dover lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Pratt Family Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pratt Family Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Pratt Family Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pratt Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Todds Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Johnstown Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tharp Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- White's Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Browns Farm Burial Ground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burrsville Branch Road Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Memorial Cemetery is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Memorial Cemetery
- Bloomery Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bloomery Cemetery is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomery Cemetery
- Griffiths Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hollywood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Banning Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Banning Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning Cemetery
- Whiteley Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ames Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Ames Cemetery is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Chestnut Grove Cemetery is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Ellendale Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Ellendale Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale Cemetery
- Thistlewood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pratt Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pratt Family Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Greenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Andrewsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Adamsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Scotts Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Banning ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hickman
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hickman
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bridgeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brownsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harrington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Williamsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Houston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Briar Hook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ellendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lincoln
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Church Hill Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Church Hill Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill Village
- Whiteleysburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteleysburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Milford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oil City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Denton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Pratt Family Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kent County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pratt Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Denton
- Federalsburg
- Harrington
- Lincoln
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 helpful 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 Pratt Family Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Delaware:
- Pages specific to Kent 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 Pratt Family Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2496559
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 Delaware's counties, including Kent, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pratt Family Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |