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A visit to the Prather Cemetery ...


The location of the Prather Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Prather Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prather Cemetery

Lat:   40.0289°   (40° 1' 44")

Lon:   -93.1922°   (-93° 11' 31")

The Prather Cemetery is located in Linn County<2>.

The county seat for Linn County is located in Linneus. Linneus lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of the Prather Cemetery .

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 professional and volunteer 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 Prather Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Missouri:
  • Pages specific to Linn County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Prather Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Prather Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prather Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Browning
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browning have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
      • Browning is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
    • Purdin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purdin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdin
      • Purdin is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
    • Humphreys
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreys
      • Humphreys is located in Sullivan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Linneus
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linneus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linneus
      • Linneus is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
    • Milan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
      • Milan is located in Sullivan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,764 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <4>
    • Galt
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
      • Galt is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galt <4>
    • Laredo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laredo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laredo
      • Laredo is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
    • Osgood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osgood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
      • Osgood is located in Sullivan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
    • Winigan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winigan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winigan
      • Winigan is located in Sullivan County
    • Chula
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chula have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
      • Chula is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chula <4>
    • Laclede
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laclede have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laclede
      • Laclede is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laclede <4>
    • Dunlap
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
      • Dunlap is located in Grundy County
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Meadville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
        • Meadville is located in Linn County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
      • Brookfield
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
        • Brookfield is located in Linn County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,178 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookfield <4>
      • New Boston
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
        • New Boston is located in Linn County
      • Boynton
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boynton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
        • Boynton is located in Sullivan County
      • Farmersville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
        • Farmersville is located in Livingston County
      • Wheeling
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheeling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
        • Wheeling is located in Livingston County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
      • Harris
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
        • Harris is located in Sullivan County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harris <4>
      • Green City
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green City
        • Green City is located in Sullivan County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
      • Forker
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forker
        • Forker is located in Linn County

    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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Linn County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prather Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Prather Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prather Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Dry Ridge Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dry Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dry Ridge Cemetery is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dry Ridge Cemetery
    • Hoover Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hoover Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoover Cemetery
    • Calhoun Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calhoun Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calhoun Cemetery
    • Jenkins Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jenkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jenkins Cemetery
    • Hatcher Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hatcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hatcher Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hatcher Cemetery
    • Hooker Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hooker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hooker Cemetery is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hooker Cemetery
    • Southerland Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Southerland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Southerland Cemetery is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Southerland Cemetery
    • Gooch Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gooch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gooch Cemetery is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gooch Cemetery
    • Knifong Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knifong Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Knifong Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knifong Cemetery
    • McCulla Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCulla Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McCulla Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCulla Cemetery
    • White Oak Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The White Oak Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Oak Cemetery
    • Schrock Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schrock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Schrock Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schrock Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Purdin Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Hollon Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hollon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hollon Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollon Cemetery
      • Fields Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fields Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fields Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fields Cemetery
      • Henry Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Henry Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henry Cemetery
      • Haseville Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haseville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Haseville Cemetery is located in Linn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haseville Cemetery
      • Mt. Zion Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Smith Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Smith Cemetery is located in Linn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Dryden Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dryden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Dryden Cemetery is located in Linn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dryden Cemetery
      • Grantsville Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grantsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Grantsville Cemetery is located in Linn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grantsville Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 #724904  (Prather Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #724904 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Browning
      • County: Linn         Elev: 258
      • Location given for GNIS #724904 (Prather Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

    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 Missouri's counties, including Linn, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Prather Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0289, Longitude: -93.1922       In this case, the coordinates for the Prather Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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