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 Pratt (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 Pratt. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Pratt is located in Webster 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 Webster County: Caldwell, Crittenden, Henderson, Hopkins, McLean & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Pratt. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pratt:
- Webster County (The home county of Pratt)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pratt, with the one closest to Pratt listed first.
- Sebree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Poole
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Onton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Onton is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onton
- Slaughters
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Slaughters is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Dixon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Vanderburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vanderburg is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderburg
- Free Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Free Union is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union
- Lisman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lisman is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Clay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Providence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Wheatcroft
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- West Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheatcroft
- Wheatcroft
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatcroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Blackford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Blackford is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackford
- Caldwell County
- Creswell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Creswell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pratt, with the one closest to Pratt listed first.
- Saint Joseph
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Joseph is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Curdsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Curdsville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- West Louisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Birk City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Birk City is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk City
- Moseleyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Moseleyville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
- Browns Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Browns Valley is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Utica
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Owensboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Masonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pratt, with the one closest to Pratt listed first.
- Robards
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Niagara
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Niagara is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
- Corydon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hebbardsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hebbardsville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbardsville
- Bluff City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Smith Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Mills is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills
- Baskett
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Baskett is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskett
- Spottsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Spottsville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
- Reed
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reed is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Carlinburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carlinburg is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
- White City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pratt, with the one closest to Pratt listed first.
- Jewel City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jewel City is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewel City
- Vandetta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vandetta is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandetta
- Hanson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Manitou
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Manitou is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou
- Nebo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Nebo is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Madisonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Earlington
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Richland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Richland is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Fiddle Bow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fiddle Bow is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddle Bow
- Dalton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dalton is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Mortons Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Charleston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Charleston is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Oak Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- McLean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pratt, with the one closest to Pratt listed first.
- Beech Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lemon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lemon is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Elba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Elba is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Calhoun
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Calhoun is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
- Former names for Calhoun:
- Calhoon
- Fort Vienna
- Vienna Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <1>
- Rumsey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rumsey is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
- Glenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Glenville is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Buel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Buel is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Sacramento
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Livermore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Muhlenberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pratt, with the one closest to Pratt listed first.
- Lynn City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn City is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn City
- Bremen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Earles
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Earles is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earles
- Graham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Graham is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- South Carrollton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Carrollton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pratt, with the one closest to Pratt listed first.
- Waverly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Breckinridge Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Breckinridge Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckinridge Center
- Flournoy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Flournoy is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flournoy
- Hitesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hitesville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitesville
- Morganfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Chapman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Chapman is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Uniontown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Sullivan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sullivan is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Sturgis
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Grangertown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Grangertown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangertown
- Dekoven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dekoven is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekoven
- Raleigh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Raleigh is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Hardin County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pratt, with the one closest to Pratt listed first.
- Lamb
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lamb is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Saline Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Saline Landing is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Landing
- Posey County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pratt, with the one closest to Pratt listed first.
- Caborn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Caborn is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caborn
- Hovey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hovey is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hovey
- Mount Vernon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bufkin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bufkin is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufkin
- Spencer County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pratt, with the one closest to Pratt listed first.
- Eureka
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Hatfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hatfield is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Vanderburgh County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pratt, with the one closest to Pratt listed first.
- Cypress
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cypress is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
- Vaughan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Vaughan is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Evansville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Smythe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Smythe is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smythe
- Kasson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kasson is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Melody Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Melody Hill is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Hill
- Highland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Warrick County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pratt, with the one closest to Pratt listed first.
- Newburgh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dayville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dayville is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
- Stevenson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stevenson is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
- Baugh City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Baugh City is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugh City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pratt, see our County-by-County Page for Pratt.
Cemeteries Near Pratt ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pratt.
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 Pratt - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pratt covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pratt, with the one closest to Pratt listed first.
- Akins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ashley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eakins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Eakins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McMullin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Spencer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jackson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meahl Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Sights Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Boston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (278 more) ...
- Cobb Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tapp Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Pratt in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pratt.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pratt, with the one closest to Pratt listed first.
- Sebree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wanamaker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wanamaker is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamaker
- Robards
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Congleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Congleton is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congleton
- Cairo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Dixie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Tilden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tilden is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
- Onton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Onton is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onton
- Niagara
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Niagara is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
- Dixon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Vanderburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vanderburg is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderburg
- Slaughters
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Slaughters is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wrightsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wrightsburg is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsburg
- Lemon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lemon is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Delaware
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pratt. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pratt.
Newspapers Published in Pratt ...
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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pratt.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pratt, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pratt.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Pratt:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Webster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caldwell County
- Daviess County
- Henderson County
- Hopkins County
- McLean County
- Muhlenberg County
- Union County
- Hardin County
- Posey County
- Spencer County
- Vanderburgh County
- Warrick 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> | 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 Pratt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pratt) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |