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:
39.4156, -79.8231
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 Preston County<2>.
The county seat for Preston County is located in Kingwood. Kingwood lies just to the east northeast 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 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Pratt Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pratt Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Newburg.
- Blackwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Blackwood Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood Cemetery
- Denver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Denver Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver Cemetery
- Howesville UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hunt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The West Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Arthurdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Arthurdale Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurdale Cemetery
- Matthew Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Matthew Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthew Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Cobun Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Cobun Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobun Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reedsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Reedsville Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville Cemetery
- Hope Halleck UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McConkey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The McConkey Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConkey Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Boyce Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Boyce Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce Cemetery
- Nazareth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Nazareth Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth Cemetery
- Bolyard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Bolyard Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolyard Cemetery
- Red Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Red Oak Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak Cemetery
- Knotts Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sanders Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Independence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Independence is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Newburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Threefork Bridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Threefork Bridge is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threefork Bridge
- Tunnelton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gladesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Arthurdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Reedsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Thornton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Heathers Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Heathers Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathers Run
- Kingwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Macomber
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Macomber is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomber
- Rowlesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Masontown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Neel ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Neel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Knottsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Grafton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Albright
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hebron is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Fetterman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- West Grafton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Sandy ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Salt Lick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Salt Lick is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Samaria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Samaria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Yates ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Kasson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kasson is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Little Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Little Falls is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
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 Preston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pratt Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fetterman
- Gladesville
- Grafton
- Kingwood
- Newburg
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 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 Pratt Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Preston 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 #1545233 (Pratt Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1545233 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: Preston
- Est. Elev: 563 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Newburg
- Location given for Pratt Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4156464 Lon: -79.8231199
- 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 West Virginia's counties, including Preston, 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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