A visit to the Prather 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 Prather Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prather Cemetery:
37.7995, -85.1027
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Prather Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Prather Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Springfield. Springfield lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Prather Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Prather Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prather Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Glens Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Glens Creek Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens Creek Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Darling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Darling Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darling Cemetery
- Salzman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Salzman Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salzman Cemetery
- Perkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
- Masters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Masters Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masters Cemetery
- Royalty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Royalty Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalty Cemetery
- Sea Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sea Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Barnes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Rose Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Rose Grove Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Grove Cemetery
- Adkinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Adkinson Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkinson Cemetery
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- Stine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Stine Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stine Cemetery
- Dorsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dorsey Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey Cemetery
- Fairview Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Burns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Burns Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Cull Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Cull Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cull Cemetery
- Bottom Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bottom Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bottom Cemetery
- Mc Mullin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mc Mullin Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mc Mullin Cemetery
- Grapevine Christian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Grapevine Christian Church Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine Christian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Grapevine Christian Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Cornishville.
- The Grapevine Christian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grapevine Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2141641 <5>
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Prather Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prather Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Willisburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tatham Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tatham Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatham Springs
- Mackville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mackville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Sharpsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sharpsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsville
- Pulliam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pulliam is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulliam
- Litsey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Litsey is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litsey
- Thompsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Jenkinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jenkinsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsville
- Cornishville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cornishville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornishville
- Brush Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Grove
- Tablow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tablow is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tablow
- Seaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seaville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaville
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Duncan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Duncan is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Sparrow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sparrow is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrow
- Mooresville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mooresville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Springfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stewart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stewart is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Ashbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ashbrook is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashbrook
- Chaplin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Catharine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Catharine is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Catharine
- Dixville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dixville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixville
- Mayo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mayo is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Booker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Booker is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
- Sinai
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sinai is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinai
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 Prather Cemetery. The following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prather Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Prather Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Prather Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #501282 (Prather Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #501282 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 256 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cardwell
- Location given for Prather Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.7995122 Lon: -85.1027362
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Washington, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Prather 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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