Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Prater (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Prater. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Prater is located in Carter County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Carter County: Boyd, Elliott, Greenup, Lawrence, Lewis & Rowan.
Below are the counties that are near Prater. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Prater:
- Carter County (The home county of Prater)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prater, with the one closest to Prater listed first.
- Counts Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Counts Crossroads is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Crossroads
- Olive Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wesleyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wesleyville is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyville
- Smoky Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Smoky Valley is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Valley
- Mountain Top
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Top is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Grahn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grahn is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahn
- Carter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Carter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
- Lawton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lawton is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Boone Furnace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Boone Furnace is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Furnace
- Smiths Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Smiths Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Creek
- Jacobs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jacobs is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
- Soldier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Soldier is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier
- Bath County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prater, with the one closest to Prater listed first.
- Midland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Midland is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Salt Lick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wyoming
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wyoming is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Boyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prater, with the one closest to Prater listed first.
- Rush
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Princess
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Princess is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess
- Boltsfork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Boltsfork is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltsfork
- Cannonsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cannonsburg is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Mavity
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mavity is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavity
- Big Sandy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Big Sandy is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Fairview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Westwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Millseat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Millseat is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millseat
- Ashland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Catlettsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cliffside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cliffside is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Elliott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prater, with the one closest to Prater listed first.
- Gimlet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gimlet is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimlet
- Ault
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ault is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ault
- Ibex
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ibex is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ibex
- Bruin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bruin is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Newfoundland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Newfoundland is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfoundland
- Bell City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bell City is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- The Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- The Ridge is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Ridge
- Sandy Hook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Isonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Isonville is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isonville
- Fleming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prater, with the one closest to Prater listed first.
- Ryan
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ryan is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
- Muses Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Muses Mills is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muses Mills
- Plummers Landing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Plummers Landing is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummers Landing
- Farmville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Farmville is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Foxport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Foxport is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxport
- Wallingford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wallingford is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
- Pleasureville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasureville is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasureville
- Beechburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Beechburg is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechburg
- Colfax
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Colfax is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Hillsboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Grange City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Grange City is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange City
- Mount Carmel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Carmel is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Greenup County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prater, with the one closest to Prater listed first.
- Tygarts Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tygarts Valley is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tygarts Valley
- Hopewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Warnock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Warnock is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnock
- York
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- York is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Hunnewell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hunnewell is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
- Argillite
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lynn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lynn is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Danleyton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Danleyton is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleyton
- Greenup
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lloyd
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lloyd is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Wurtland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wurtland is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Flatwoods
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prater, with the one closest to Prater listed first.
- Keaton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Keaton is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keaton
- Redbush
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Redbush is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prater, with the one closest to Prater listed first.
- Webbville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Webbville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webbville
- Glenwood ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Glenwood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Brammer Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brammer Gap is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brammer Gap
- Cherokee Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Gap is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Gap
- Lizzie ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lizzie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzie
- Hicksville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hicksville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Houckville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Houckville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houckville
- Mazie
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mazie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazie
- Tuscola ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tuscola is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
- Cherokee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
- Olioville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Olioville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olioville
- Overda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Overda is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overda
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prater, with the one closest to Prater listed first.
- Emerson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Emerson is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Camp Dix
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Dix is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Dix
- Garrison
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Garrison is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Buena Vista
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Quincy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Quincy is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Vanceburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Charters
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Charters is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charters
- Firebrick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Firebrick is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
- Burtonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burtonville is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonville
- Tollesboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Concord
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Cottageville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cottageville is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prater, with the one closest to Prater listed first.
- Wrigley
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wrigley is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Crockett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Crockett is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
- Elkfork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Elkfork is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkfork
- Yocum
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Yocum is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocum
- Jeptha
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jeptha is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeptha
- Dingus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dingus is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingus
- West Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ophir
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ophir is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Ebon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ebon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebon
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prater, with the one closest to Prater listed first.
- Haldeman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Haldeman is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haldeman
- Elliottville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elliottville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottville
- Gates
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gates is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Minor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Minor is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Morehead
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Brady
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brady is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Clearfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clearfield is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Lakeview Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Farmers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Farmers is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers
- Mount Hope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hope is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Adams County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prater, with the one closest to Prater listed first.
- Rome
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rome is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Squirrel Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Squirrel Town is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Town
- Grimes ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grimes is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Lawrence County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prater, with the one closest to Prater listed first.
- Rome
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rome is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Hanging Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hanging Rock is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Ironton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Scioto County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prater, with the one closest to Prater listed first.
- Pond Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pond Run is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Run
- Friendship
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Haverhill Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Haverhill Station is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill Station
- Franklin Furnace
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shannoah Town ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Shannoah Town is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannoah Town
- Portsmouth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- West Portsmouth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- West Portsmouth is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portsmouth
- New Boston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Garden City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Powellsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Powellsville is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Prater, see our County-by-County Page for Prater.
Cemeteries Near Prater ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Prater.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Prater - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Prater covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Prater, with the one closest to Prater listed first.
- Olive Hill Memory Garden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Field Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ash Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fults Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Webb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Duncan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Biggs Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggs Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Biggs Hill Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Olive Hill.
- The Biggs Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Biggs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968151 <2>
- Bailey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Colley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Littleton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (833 more) ...
- Kiser Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Amey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kilgore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Prater in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Prater.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Prater, with the one closest to Prater listed first.
- Olive Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Counts Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Counts Crossroads is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Crossroads
- Wesleyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wesleyville is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyville
- Mountain Top
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Top is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Smoky Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Smoky Valley is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Valley
- Limestone
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Limestone is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Grahn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grahn is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahn
- Lawton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lawton is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Enterprise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Aden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aden is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Smiths Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Smiths Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Creek
- Jacobs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jacobs is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gimlet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gimlet is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimlet
- Fultz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fultz is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultz
- Charlotte Furnace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Charlotte Furnace is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte Furnace
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Prater. See our List of 1890's Communities around Prater.
Newspapers Published in Prater ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Prater.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Prater, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Prater.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Prater:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Carter County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bath County
- Boyd County
- Elliott County
- Fleming County
- Greenup County
- Johnson County
- Lawrence County
- Lewis County
- Morgan County
- Rowan County
- Adams County
- Lawrence County
- Scioto County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Prater) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Prater, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |