A visit to the Prairie Academy 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 Prairie Academy Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prairie Academy Cemetery:
33.3487, -95.1419
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Prairie Academy Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Prairie Academy Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Prairie Academy Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Prairie Academy Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Prairie Academy Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prairie Academy Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wims Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Wims Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wims Cemetery
- Murphy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Cooper - Woods Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hagansport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hagansport Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport Cemetery
- Belcher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Belcher Cemetery is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher Cemetery
- McCrory Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The McCrory Cemetery is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrory Cemetery
- Colliers Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hinson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Hinson Cemetery is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinson Cemetery
- Keith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Keith Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith Cemetery
- Marshall Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Tranquil Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Tranquil Cemetery is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquil Cemetery
- Cuthand Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Cuthand Cemetery is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cuthand Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Cuthand.
- The Cuthand Cemetery has also been known as:
- Garvinsville Cemetery
- White Oak Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968428 <5>
- Dodd Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Dodd Cemetery is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd Cemetery
- Morris Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Morris Chapel Cemetery is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Chapel Cemetery
- Barrett Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Barrett Cemetery is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett Cemetery
- Springhill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Springhill Cemetery is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill Cemetery
- Deshiell Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Deshiell Cemetery is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deshiell Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Prairie Academy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prairie Academy Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Talco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hagansport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hagansport is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
- Bogata
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cuthand
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cuthand is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
- Green Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Mount Vernon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Winfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Halesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Halesboro is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesboro
- Miller's Cove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Miller's Cove is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Sherry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sherry is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
- Cunningham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Saltillo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Deport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boxelder
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boxelder is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxelder
- Liberty
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Clarksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Weaver
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Weaver is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Greenwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Purley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Purley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
- Taylor Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Taylor Town is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Town
- Nelta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Nelta is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelta
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 Prairie Academy Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prairie Academy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Annona
- Bogata
- Bogata lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Prairie Academy Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bogata.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogata
- Clarksville
- Cookville
- Deport
- Mount Pleasant
- Mount Vernon
- Talco
- Talco lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Prairie Academy Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Talco.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talco
- Winfield
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 helpful 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 Prairie Academy Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Prairie Academy Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1365710 (Prairie Academy Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1365710 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 107 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hagansport
- Location given for Prairie Academy Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.3487241 Lon: -95.141887
- 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 Texas' counties, including Franklin, 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- Prairie Academy 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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