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A visit to the Pruitt 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 Pruitt Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pruitt Cemetery:

38.5939, -88.4464

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pruitt Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Pruitt Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.

The county seat for Wayne County is located in Fairfield. Fairfield lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Pruitt Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Pruitt Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Pruitt Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pruitt Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Bloom Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Bloom Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom Cemetery
  • Madden Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Madden Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madden Cemetery
  • St. Stephens Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Cemetery
  • Kneff Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Kneff Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneff Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Willow Branch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Wright Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Wright Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Elmwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Flora.
    • The Elmwood Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Flora Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105559 <5>
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
  • Stine Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Stine Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stine Cemetery
  • Cisne Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Cisne Family Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisne Family Cemetery
  • Logan Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Logan Family Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Family Cemetery
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Meisenheimer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Meisenheimer Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meisenheimer Cemetery
    • Russell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Russell Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
    • Johnsonville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Johnsonville Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville Cemetery
    • Cates Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Cates Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates Cemetery
    • Laird Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Laird Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Cemetery
    • Zif Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Zif Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zif Cemetery
    • Mt. Zion United Brethren Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • McCawley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The McCawley Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCawley Cemetery
    • Garden of Memories Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Smyer Old Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Smyer Old Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyer Old Cemetery
    • Evangelical Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Evangelical Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evangelical Cemetery
    • Barth Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Barth Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barth Cemetery
    • Barnes Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Barnes Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
    • Travis Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Travis Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Cemetery
    • Clay City Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Clay City Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Clay City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Clay City.
      • The Clay City Cemetery has also been known as:
      • IOOF Cemetery
      • IOOF Cemetery
      • Maysville Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105163 <5>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pruitt Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pruitt Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Rinard
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Cisne
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Flora
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Johnsonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Enterprise
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Enterprise is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Camp Travis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Camp Travis is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Travis
  • Kenner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Kenner is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
  • Clay City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jeffersonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jeffersonville is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
  • Geff
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Xenia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Louisville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Mount Erie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Wynoose
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Wynoose is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynoose
    • Sailor Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Noble
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Gallagher
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Gallagher is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher
    • Shields
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Shields is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
    • Sims
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Boyleston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Boyleston is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
    • Union Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Union Town is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Town
    • Hickory Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Hickory Hill is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
    • Bennington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Bennington is located in Edwards County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
    • Passport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Passport is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passport
    • Ingraham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

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 Pruitt Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pruitt Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Pruitt Cemetery: