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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 Prattville (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 Prattville. 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.

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.

Prattville is located in Delta County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Delta County: Fannin, Hopkins, Hunt & Lamar.

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

  • Delta County     (The home county of Prattville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prattville, with the one closest to Prattville listed first.
    • Lake Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Charleston
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Charleston is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Enloe
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Cooper
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ben Franklin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Klondike
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pecan Gap
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jot-Em-Down
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jot-Em-Down is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jot-Em-Down
      • Jot-Em-Down has also been known as:
      • Mohegan
      • Muddig Prairie
    • Needmore
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Needmore is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
  • Fannin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prattville, with the one closest to Prattville listed first.
    • Dial
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Dial is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
    • Bug Tussle ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Bug Tussle is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Tussle
    • Ladonia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Honey Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Allen Point
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Allen Point is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Point
    • Silver City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Silver City is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Windom
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Allens Chapel
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Allens Chapel is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Chapel
    • Hail
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Hail is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hail
    • Gober
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Dodd City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Carson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Carson is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prattville, with the one closest to Prattville listed first.
    • Hagansport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Hagansport is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
    • Mount Vernon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Purley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Purley is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
  • Hopkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prattville, with the one closest to Prattville listed first.
    • Tira
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Tira is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tira
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
    • Birthright
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Birthright is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birthright
    • Nelta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Nelta is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelta
    • Posey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Posey is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
    • Sulphur Bluff
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Peerless
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Peerless is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
    • Dike
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sulphur Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Ridgeway
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Ridgeway is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
    • Weaver
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Weaver is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
    • Rockdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Rockdale is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
    • Brashear
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Hunt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prattville, with the one closest to Prattville listed first.
    • Yowell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Yowell is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yowell
    • Jardin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jardin is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardin
    • Commerce
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairlie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Fairlie is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlie
    • South Sulphur
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • South Sulphur is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sulphur
    • Aberfoyle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Aberfoyle is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberfoyle
    • Wolfe City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Campbell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Neylandville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Neylandville is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neylandville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Jacobia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jacobia is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobia
  • Lamar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prattville, with the one closest to Prattville listed first.
    • Gadston
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Gadston is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadston
    • Broadway
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Broadway is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
    • Frog Hop ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Frog Hop is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Hop
    • Taylor Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Taylor Town is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Town
    • Glory
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Glory is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory
    • Howland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Howland is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
    • Biardstown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Biardstown is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biardstown
    • Atlas
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Atlas is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
    • Clardy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Clardy is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clardy
    • Roxton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ambia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Ambia is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
    • Cunningham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Red River County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prattville, with the one closest to Prattville listed first.
    • Halesboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Halesboro is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesboro
    • Bogata
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Bogata is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogata
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogata <1>
    • Detroit
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Liberty
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Liberty is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Sherry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Sherry is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
    • Bagwell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cuthand
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Cuthand is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
  • Titus County
    • Talco
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Prattville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Prattville.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Prattville - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Lake Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Creek Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lake Creek Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the northeast of Cooper.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #317700 <3>
  • Brush Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Clark Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Pierce Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Winfrey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Slabtown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Garner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Camp Shed Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Lawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • East Delta Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Delta Baptist Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the East Delta Baptist Church Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east of Cooper.
    • The East Delta Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • East Delta Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1260994 <3>
  • Continue List   (191 more) ...
    • Hazel Dell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Tucker Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • New Dora Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Prattville had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Lake Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Mount Joy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Joy is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
  • Charleston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Charleston is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Cooper
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Broadway
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Broadway is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
  • Addran
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Addran is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addran
  • Glory
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Glory is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory
  • Rockford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockford is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
  • Biardstown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Biardstown is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biardstown
  • Birthright
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Birthright is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birthright
  • Nelta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Nelta is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelta
  • Ben Franklin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Atlas
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Atlas is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
    • Minter
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Minter is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter
    • Roxton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Prattville ...

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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Prattville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Prattville, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Prattville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 information is open to everyone.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Prattville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Prattville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.