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:
34.2768, -87.8742
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 Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Hamilton. Hamilton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the 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 31 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.
- Lawler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Lawler Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lawler Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Hodges.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23916 <5>
- Cochran Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lindsey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Burnt House Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Burnt House Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt House Cemetery
- Lower Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Lower Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Cemetery
- Cedar Tree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Old Line Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Line Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Line Cemetery
- The Old Line Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Lion Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Lindsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey Cemetery
- Hodges Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Cleveland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Cleveland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- McCurley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- New Hope FWB Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The New Hope FWB Church Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope FWB Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope FWB Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Hamilton.
- The New Hope FWB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Hope Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24934 <5>
- Palmer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Sullins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Sullins Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullins Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Fortner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Fortner Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortner Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fortner Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Hackleburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22848 <5>
- Brock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Brock Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Cemetery
- Edgar Chapel FWB Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Edgar Chapel FWB Church Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar Chapel FWB Church Cemetery
- The Edgar Chapel FWB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Edgar Cemetery
- Grissom Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Grissom Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grissom Cemetery
- Lawler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lawler Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler 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 New Prospect Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from New Prospect Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hackleburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hackleburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
- Hodges
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Phil Campbell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spruce Pine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
- Weston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Weston is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Vina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vina is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Rockwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rockwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Belgreen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Belgreen is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen
- Thornhill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thornhill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
- Haleyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Churntown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Churntown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
- Burntout
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burntout is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntout
- Burntout has also been known as:
- Burn Out
- Burnout
- Burnt Out
- Boar Tush
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Boar Tush is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boar Tush
- Boar Tush has also been known as:
- Boar Tusk
- Boartush
- Boartusk
- Delmar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Delmar is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
- Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Pikeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pikeville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Stinson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Stinson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Glen Mary
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Mary is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Mary
- Littleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Littleville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Russellville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Twin
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Twin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Yampertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Yampertown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yampertown
- Brilliant
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pebble
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
- Prebble ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Prebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prebble
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 Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The New Prospect Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Haleyville
- Hamilton
- Phil Campbell
- Russellville
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 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 Marion 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 #138032 (New Prospect Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #138032 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 262 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hackleburg
- Location given for New Prospect Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.276765 Lon: -87.874199
- 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 Marion, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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> | 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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