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 Fayette County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Bolyard Cemetery
- The Bolyard Cemetery is located in Fayette County
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- Casey Cemetery
- The Casey Cemetery is located in Fayette County
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- Cearlock Cemetery
- The Cearlock Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cearlock Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Cothern Family Cemetery
- Craig Cemetery
- The Craig Cemetery is located in Fayette County
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- Fox Cemetery
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Fayette County
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- Halford Cemetery
- The Halford Cemetery is located in Fayette County
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- Hayes Cemetery
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Fayette County
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- Liberty Cemetery
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Fayette County
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- Little Hickory Cemetery
- Monclovia Cemetery
- The Monclovia Cemetery is located in Fayette County
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- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
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- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Fayette County
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- Nave Cemetery
- The Nave Cemetery is located in Fayette County
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- Poland Cemetery
- The Poland Cemetery is located in Fayette County
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- Price Cemetery
- The Price Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Ramsey Cemetery
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Fayette County
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- Reed Cemetery
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Fayette County
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- Sacred Heart Cemetery
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- St. Josephs Cemetery
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Fayette County
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- Shedd Cemetery
- The Shedd Cemetery is located in Fayette County
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- Staff Cemetery
- The Staff Cemetery is located in Fayette County
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- Stokes Cemetery
- The Stokes Cemetery is located in Fayette County
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- Tennessee Cemetery
- The Tennessee Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
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- Zion Cemetery
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Prater Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Avena
- Avena is located in Fayette County
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- Bayle City
- Bayle City is located in Fayette County
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- Bingham
- Bluff City
- Bluff City is located in Fayette County
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- Brownstown
- Chapman
- Chapman is located in Montgomery County
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- Coalton
- Coalton is located in Montgomery County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
- Coffeen
- Cowden
- Dressor
- Dressor is located in Fayette County
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- Fillmore
- Herrick
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Holliday
- Holliday is located in Fayette County
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- Irving
- Lakewood
- Lakewood is located in Shelby County
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- Nokomis
- Oconee
- Ohlman
- Pana
- Ramsey
- Rosamond
- Tower Hill
- Vandalia
- Wenonah
- Wenonah is located in Montgomery County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Witt
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 Fayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prater Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bingham
- Coffeen
- Cowden
- Herrick
- Irving
- Nokomis
- Oconee
- Pana
- Ramsey
- Tower Hill
- Vandalia
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 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 Illinois:
- Pages specific to Fayette 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 #1736982 (Prater Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1736982 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: Fayette
- Est. Elev: 193 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ramsey
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Fayette, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Prater Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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