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A visit to the Frank 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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Frank Prater Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Frank Prater Cemetery

Lat:   37.7620°   (37° 45' 43")

Lon:   -82.9581°   (-82° 57' 29")

The Frank Prater Cemetery is located in Magoffin County<2>.

The county seat for Magoffin County is located in Salyersville. Salyersville lies just to the west of the Frank Prater Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Frank Prater Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Adams Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Riley Caldwell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riley Caldwell Cemetery
    • The Riley Caldwell Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
  • Conley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Conley Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
  • Williams Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Adams Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Cemetery
    • The Adams Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
    • The Adams Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Green Adams Cemetery
  • Hackworth Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hackworth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hackworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hackworth Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
  • Burke Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Burke Cemetery is located in Johnson County
  • Patrick Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patrick Cemetery
    • The Patrick Cemetery is located in Johnson County
  • Collins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Collins Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
  • Adams Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Adams Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
  • Christopher Gullet Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christopher Gullet Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christopher Gullet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Christopher Gullet Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
  • Blanton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blanton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blanton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blanton Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Rockhouse Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rockhouse Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rockhouse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rockhouse Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
    • Risner Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Risner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Risner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Risner Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
    • Adams Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Adams Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
    • Bailey Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailey Cemetery
      • The Bailey Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
    • Isom Patrick Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Grace Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Cemetery
      • The Grace Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
    • Sherman Brown Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherman Brown Cemetery
      • The Sherman Brown Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
    • Trimble Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • Hackworth Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hackworth Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hackworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hackworth Cemetery is located in Johnson County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Frank Prater Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Frank Prater Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Painters Lick
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Lick
    • Painters Lick is located in Magoffin County
  • Ivyton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyton
    • Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
  • Asa
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asa
    • Asa is located in Johnson County
  • Oil Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Springs
    • Oil Springs is located in Johnson County
  • Falcon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
    • Falcon is located in Magoffin County
  • Denver
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
    • Denver is located in Johnson County
  • Wheelersburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelersburg
    • Wheelersburg is located in Magoffin County
  • Lakeville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lakeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
    • Lakeville is located in Magoffin County
  • Royalton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royalton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
    • Royalton is located in Magoffin County
  • Marshallville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
    • Marshallville is located in Magoffin County
  • Gypsy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
    • Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
  • Barnetts Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnetts Creek
    • Barnetts Creek is located in Johnson County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Flat Fork
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Fork
      • Flat Fork is located in Magoffin County
    • Salyersville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Sublett
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett
      • Sublett is located in Magoffin County
    • Collista
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collista
      • Collista is located in Johnson County
    • Staffordsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Staffordsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staffordsville
      • Staffordsville is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staffordsville <7>
    • Lacey
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
      • Lacey is located in Magoffin County
    • Volga
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
      • Volga is located in Johnson County
    • Fuget
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fuget. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuget
      • Fuget is located in Johnson County
    • Maggard
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggard
      • Maggard is located in Magoffin County
    • Hendricks
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hendricks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
      • Hendricks is located in Magoffin County
    • Gapville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gapville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
      • Gapville is located in Magoffin County
    • East Point
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
      • East Point is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Point <7>
    • West Van Lear
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Van Lear
      • West Van Lear is located in Johnson County
    • Hagerhill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerhill
      • Hagerhill is located in Johnson County
    • Paintsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Elsie
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elsie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsie
      • Elsie is located in Magoffin County

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 Frank Prater Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Magoffin County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Frank Prater Cemetery:

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 Frank Prater Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #2339040  (Frank Prater Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #2339040 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Oil Springs
    • County: Magoffin         Elev: 356
    • Location given for GNIS #2339040 (Frank Prater Cemetery)

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.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>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Magoffin, 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' (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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Frank Prater Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7620, Longitude: -82.9581       In this case, the coordinates for the Frank Prater Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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