A visit to the Pratt 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 Pratt Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pratt Cemetery:
35.4290, -86.4367
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pratt Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pratt Cemetery is located in Bedford County<2>.
The county seat for Bedford County is located in Shelbyville. Shelbyville lies just to the north northwest of the Pratt Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pratt Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 32 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Pratt Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pratt Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Troup Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Troup Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troup Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Frost Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Frost Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Cemetery
- Hastings Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hastings Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings Cemetery
- Crane Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Crane Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Cemetery
- Hix Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hix Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix Cemetery
- Hastings Camp Ground Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cannon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cannon Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Cemetery
- Gammill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Gammill Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gammill Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Hix Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hix Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix Cemetery
- Word Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Word Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Word Cemetery
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- Norman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Norman Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Zivley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Zivley Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zivley Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Cowan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Cowan Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Cemetery
- Old Shelbyville City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Reaves Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Reaves Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reaves Cemetery
- Pleasant Gardens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Parker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Rosebank Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Rosebank Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebank Cemetery
- Shook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Flat Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Flat Creek Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek Cemetery
- The Flat Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Flat Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2372646 <5>
- Edmonson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Edmonson Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson Cemetery
- Jenkins Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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 Pratt Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pratt Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shelbyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Raus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Countyline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Willow Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Haley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Wartrace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cortner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Booneville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Lynchburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cascade Hollow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Normandy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Whitaker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Belleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Homaway Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Bell Buckle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Vannatta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Petersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Tullahoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Talley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Belfast
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Longview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Unionville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
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 Pratt Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bedford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pratt Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lynchburg
- Shelbyville
- Tullahoma
- Wartrace
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Pratt Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Bedford 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 Pratt Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1298463 (Pratt Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1298463 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: Bedford
- Est. Elev: 245 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shelbyville
- Location given for Pratt Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4289636 Lon: -86.4366603
- 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 Bedford, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pratt 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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