A visit to the Prater 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 Prater Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prater Cemetery:
35.7090, -86.2397
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Prater Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Prater Cemetery is located in Rutherford County<2>.
The county seat for Rutherford County is located in Murfreesboro. Murfreesboro lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Prater Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Prater Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prater Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bowman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Bowman Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Todd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Todd Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Cemetery
- Todd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Todd Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Cemetery
- Newman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Newman Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Cemetery
- Mankin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Mankin Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mankin Cemetery
- Douglas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Douglas Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Cemetery
- Burk Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Burk Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burk Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Harrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Harrell Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell Cemetery
- Jacobs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Jacobs Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Cemetery
- Lowe - Daniel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lowe - Daniel Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe - Daniel Cemetery
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- Lowe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lowe Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe Cemetery
- Kelton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Kelton Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelton Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Broyles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Broyles Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broyles Cemetery
- Jernigan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Jernigan Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Cemetery
- Hettie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hettie Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hettie Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Sagely Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jernigan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Jernigan Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Cemetery
- Todd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Todd Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Donnell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Donnell Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Gossburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Bradyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Beechgrove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Plainview
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Burgen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Burns Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Kittrell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Burt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Dillton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Rucker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Readyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bell Buckle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Naola ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Woodbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Murfreesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Midland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Wartrace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Busy Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Teal ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Compton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Bluewing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Vannatta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Haley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Milton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rutherford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prater Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Murfreesboro
- Wartrace
- Woodbury
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Prater Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Rutherford 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1298454 (Prater Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1298454 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: Rutherford
- Est. Elev: 255 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Beechgrove
- Location given for Prater Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7089589 Lon: -86.2397152
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Rutherford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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> | 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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