A visit to the New Prospect 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 New Prospect Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the New Prospect Cemetery:
32.9979, -86.8950
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the New Prospect Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Bibb County<2>.
The county seat for Bibb County is located in Centreville. Centreville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the New Prospect Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the New Prospect Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the New Prospect Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from New Prospect Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Ashby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Ashby Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ashby Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Ashby
- Brierfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Brierfield Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brierfield Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Community Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Community Cemetery
- Carlton Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cahaba Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Crumpton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Crumpton Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumpton Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Posey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Posey Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Old Mars Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Mars Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mars Cemetery
- New Mars Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Six Mile Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Six Mile Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Six Mile Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Mile Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Randolph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Randolph Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Session Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Session Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Session Cemetery
- Montevallo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Montevallo Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevallo Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the New Prospect Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from New Prospect Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oakley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oakley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Brierfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ashby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ashby is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Wilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wilton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Former names for Wilton:
- Birmingham Junction
- Bismarck
- Catoosa
- Woods
- Woodsborough
- Randolph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Randolph is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Montevallo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tucker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tucker is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Jemison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Active
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Active is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Active
- Lawley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lawley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawley
- Eddings
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eddings is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddings
- Calera
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Pratt Ferry ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pratt Ferry is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Ferry
- Thorsby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Seymour
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seymour is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Sawmill Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sawmill Town is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Town
- Aden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aden is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Cane Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cane Creek is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Belle Ellen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Ellen is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ellen
- Nash Town ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nash Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
- Centreville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Centreville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,559 people
- East Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- East Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Town
- Maplesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Maylene
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Italian Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Italian Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Town
- Blocton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blocton is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton
- Corinne ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Corinne is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne
- Bucktown ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bucktown is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
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 New Prospect Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bibb County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The New Prospect Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blocton - Historic
- Calera
- Centreville
- Montevallo
- Thorsby
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 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 New Prospect Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Bibb 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 New Prospect Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1952338 (New Prospect Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1952338 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: Bibb
- Est. Elev: 153 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Randolph
- Location given for New Prospect Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.9979 Lon: -86.8949896
- 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 Alabama's counties, including Bibb, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Prospect 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |