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. 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 Frank Prater Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Frank Prater Cemetery:
37.7620, -82.9581
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>
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 .
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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)
- Conley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Conley Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- The Adams Cemetery has also been known as:
- Green Adams Cemetery
- Hackworth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hackworth Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackworth Cemetery
- Burke Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Burke Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke Cemetery
- Patrick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Patrick Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Christopher Gullet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Blanton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Blanton Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton Cemetery
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- Rockhouse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rockhouse Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse Cemetery
- Risner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Risner Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risner Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bailey Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Salyersville.
- Isom Patrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Grace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Sherman Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sherman Brown Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Brown Cemetery
- Trimble Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Hackworth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hackworth Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackworth Cemetery
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)
- Painters Lick is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Lick
- Ivyton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyton
- Asa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Asa is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asa
- Oil Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oil Springs is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Springs
- Falcon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Denver
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Denver is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Wheelersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelersburg is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelersburg
- Lakeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Royalton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Royalton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Marshallville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Marshallville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
- Gypsy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Barnetts Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barnetts Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnetts Creek
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Flat Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Fork is located in Magoffin County
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- Salyersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sublett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sublett is located in Magoffin County
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- Collista
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Collista is located in Johnson County
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- Staffordsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lacey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lacey is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Volga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Volga is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Fuget
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fuget is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuget
- Maggard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maggard is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggard
- Hendricks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hendricks is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Gapville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
- East Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Van Lear
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Van Lear is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Van Lear
- Hagerhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hagerhill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerhill
- Paintsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elsie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Elsie is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsie
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 begin 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 Frank Prater Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Magoffin 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 Frank Prater Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2339040 (Frank Prater Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2339040 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: Magoffin
- Est. Elev: 356 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oil Springs
- Location given for Frank Prater Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.7620277 Lon: -82.9581205
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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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Frank Prater 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> | 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. |
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