Latitude/Longitude for the cemetery:

Latitude 31.17879, Longitude: -96.55198

June 2, 2018 is Cemetery Working Day. Looking forward to visiting with all of the families.

The books that we have for sale are as follows:

The Heards Prairie-Petteway Cemetery Cemetery Index Book

The Heards Prairie-Petteway Obituary Book

The Soldiers Story (Information on the Civil War Soldiers buried at the cemetery)

We do not have an obituary for everyone, but we do have approximately 300 obituaries. As we find obituaries that we didn't have, they are added to the book.

All monies for the books go to the cemetery fund.

Please get in touch with me if you would like one of our books.

Thank you,

Gerrie
[email protected]

7-30-2012
Family Requests:

Many of the families have requested that Death Cert. for their loved ones not be put on their Find A Grave page.

Thank you,
Gerrie

The History of Heards Prairie Church and Cemetery

The church and cemetery were established in 1876 by the Heards Prairie Missionary Baptist Church. Three acres were set aside for the purpose of having a church, cemetery, and schoolhouse.

In 1903, 2 additional acres were donated by the Gunter family to the cemetery. The cemetery consists of 3-1/2 acres.

In 1931, Milton Petteway passed away. His wife, Edna L. Clay Petteway asked the cemetery committee if she could put a fence around the cemetery. She put the fence up and then over the gate into the cemetery, she put an archway with the name of Petteway in memory of her husband.

From 1931 to 2006, this has been the only sign that you would see from the road. On June 3, 2006, we had a Civil War Dedication to honor 19 Civil War Veterans. At that time, the sign over the main gate with the name of Heards Prairie Cemetery, was dedicated. The cemetery has been known by the names of Heards Prairie, Hurds Prairie, Herds Prairie, Petteway and Post Oak Cemetery.

If you have any additional information, articles that would help us record the history of the church and cemetery, please get in touch with me.

Please do not ask me to transfer a memorial if it doesn't fall within the FOUR GENERATION GUIDELINE provided by Find A Grave. I am not transferring any of the families from the cemetery.

Thank you,
Gerrie
Heards Prairie Cemetery Historian
[email protected]

Update: We have received our Historical Marker. We will have a Dedication Ceremony on June 2, 2012.

Update: Our cemetery has been designated as a historical cemetery as of February 2011.

We will be receiving our Historical Marker approximately on May 15, 2012.