A visit to the Prater 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 Prater Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Prater Cemetery (FG ID #76537).
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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prater Cemetery:
37.8705, -82.8735
The Prater Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Volga
The cemetery is located in Johnson County<2>.
The county seat for Johnson County is located in Paintsville. Paintsville lies just to the southeast of the Prater Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Prater Cemetery.
Name Variations for Prater Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Prater Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Prater Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prater Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tackett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Tackett Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tackett Cemetery
- Highland Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Johnson County Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fishtrap United Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Persimmon Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Staffordsville Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Melvin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Butler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Salyers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Salyers Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salyers Cemetery
- Stafford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Turner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Sparks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sparks Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Cemetery
- Horne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Whipporwill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Whipporwill Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipporwill Cemetery
- W.R. Castle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stambaugh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Stambaugh Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stambaugh Cemetery
- Meade Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Meade Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade Cemetery
- Howes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Howes Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Cemetery
- Company Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Company Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Company Cemetery
- Preston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Preston Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Cemetery
- Vanhoose Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Vanhoose Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanhoose Cemetery
- Clark Castle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pack & Chandler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Prater Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prater Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Volga
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sitka
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Barnetts Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Staffordsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fuget
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wittensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wittensville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittensville
- Nippa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Flatgap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oil Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oil Springs is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Springs
- Paintsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Denver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Collista
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Thelma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thelma is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Tutor Key
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tutor Key is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutor Key
- Redbush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Painters Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Asa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hagerhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Van Lear
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wheelersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Falcon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Meally
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Meally is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meally
- Williamsport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsport is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Lowmansville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ophir
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ophir is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Lacey
(8 miles [12.9 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 Prater Cemetery. The following communities are located in Johnson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prater Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Prater Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Johnson 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #76537
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #506658 (Whitehouse Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #506658 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: Johnson
- Est. Elev: 219 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Paintsville
- Location given for Whitehouse Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8703698 Lon: -82.872941
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Kentucky's counties, including Johnson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |