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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 Peters Prairie (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 Peters Prairie. 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.

Name Variations for Peters Prairie ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Peters Prairie: Peters Pr.
  • While the name of this community is Peters Prairie, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Peters Prairie may originally have been Peter's Prairie.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Peters Prairie might be written as Peter Prairie.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Peters Prairie is located in Red River County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Red River County: Choctaw (OK), McCurtain (OK), Bowie, Delta, Franklin, Lamar, Morris & Titus.

Below are the counties that are near Peters Prairie. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Peters Prairie:

  • Red River County     (The home county of Peters Prairie)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peters Prairie, with the one closest to Peters Prairie listed first.
    • Annona
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Clarksville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cuthand
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
      • Cuthand is located in Red River County
    • Sherry
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
      • Sherry is located in Red River County
    • Boxelder
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boxelder have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxelder
      • Boxelder is located in Red River County
    • English
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
      • English is located in Red River County
    • Avery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
      • Avery is located in Red River County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avery <2>
    • Bagwell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bogata
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogata
      • Bogata is located in Red River County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogata <2>
    • Liberty
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Red River County
    • Detroit
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Detroit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
      • Detroit is located in Red River County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <2>
    • Greenwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Red River County
  • Bowie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peters Prairie, with the one closest to Peters Prairie listed first.
    • De Kalb
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Dalby Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby Springs
      • Dalby Springs is located in Bowie County
    • Bassett
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
      • Bassett is located in Bowie County
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peters Prairie, with the one closest to Peters Prairie listed first.
    • Hagansport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
      • Hagansport is located in Franklin County
    • Mount Vernon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hopkins County
    • Sulphur Bluff
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Bluff
      • Sulphur Bluff is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur Bluff <2>
  • Lamar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peters Prairie, with the one closest to Peters Prairie listed first.
    • Deport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Cunningham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cunningham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
      • Cunningham is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cunningham <2>
    • Pattonville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Blossom
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Clardy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clardy
      • Clardy is located in Lamar County
    • Pin Hook
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
      • Pin Hook is located in Lamar County
    • Sun Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
      • Sun Valley is located in Lamar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Sylvan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
      • Sylvan is located in Lamar County
    • Taylor Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Town
      • Taylor Town is located in Lamar County
    • Novice
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novice
      • Novice is located in Lamar County
    • Biardstown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biardstown
      • Biardstown is located in Lamar County
    • Reno
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reno have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Reno is located in Lamar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
  • Morris County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peters Prairie, with the one closest to Peters Prairie listed first.
    • Omaha
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Omaha have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
      • Omaha is located in Morris County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 975 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <2>
    • Naples
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
      • Naples is located in Morris County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
      • Former name for Naples:
      • Station Belden
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <2>
  • Titus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peters Prairie, with the one closest to Peters Prairie listed first.
    • Talco
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cookville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cookville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
      • Cookville is located in Titus County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cookville <2>
    • Mount Pleasant
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Winfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
      • Winfield is located in Titus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <2>
    • Miller's Cove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miller's Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Cove
      • Miller's Cove is located in Titus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
  • Choctaw County (OK)
    • Frogville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frogville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogville
      • Frogville is located in Choctaw County (OK)
  • McCurtain County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peters Prairie, with the one closest to Peters Prairie listed first.
    • Idabel
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idabel
      • Idabel is located in McCurtain County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,876 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idabel <2>
    • Garvin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin
      • Garvin is located in McCurtain County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garvin <2>
    • Haworth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
      • Haworth is located in McCurtain County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haworth <2>
    • Millerton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
      • Millerton is located in McCurtain County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millerton <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Peters Prairie, see our County-by-County Page for Peters Prairie.

Newspapers Published in Peters Prairie ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Peters Prairie.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Peters Prairie, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Peters Prairie.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Peters Prairie:

Cemeteries Near Peters Prairie ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Peters Prairie.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Peters Prairie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Peters Prairie, with the one closest to Peters Prairie listed first.

  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • Brewster Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brewster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brewster Cemetery
  • Hebron Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebron Cemetery
  • Garland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garland Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • Harris Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Chapel Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • Cuthand Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Cuthand Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968428 <5>
  • Fairgrounds Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairgrounds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairgrounds Cemetery
  • McKenzie Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKenzie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKenzie Cemetery
  • Whitemans Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Free Hope Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Free Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Free Hope Cemetery
  • Continue List   (128 more) ...
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Savannah Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Savannah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Savannah Cemetery
    • Warthan Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warthan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warthan Cemetery

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.<6>

While we didn't find Peters Prairie in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Peters Prairie.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Peters Prairie, with the one closest to Peters Prairie listed first.

  • Cuthand
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
    • Cuthand is located in Red River County
  • Annona
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Clarksville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Madras
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madras have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madras
    • Madras is located in Red River County
  • Rosalie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosalie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosalie
    • Rosalie is located in Red River County
  • English
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
    • English is located in Red River County
  • Bagwell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bogata
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogata
    • Bogata is located in Red River County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogata <2>
  • Wilkinson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
    • Wilkinson is located in Titus County
  • Fulbright
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulbright have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulbright
    • Fulbright is located in Red River County
  • Lydia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lydia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
    • Lydia is located in Red River County
  • Detroit
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Detroit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
    • Detroit is located in Red River County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <2>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Halesboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesboro
      • Halesboro is located in Red River County
    • Oak Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Bowie County
    • Deport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Peters Prairie. See our List of 1890's Communities around Peters Prairie.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Peters Prairie. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Peters Prairie) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Peters Prairie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5432, Longitude: -95.0049       In this case, the coordinates for Peters Prairie have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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.
<6>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 Peters Prairie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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