A visit to the 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 Prospect Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prospect Cemetery:
34.1157, -87.0033
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Prospect Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Prospect Cemetery is located in Cullman County<2>.
The county seat for Cullman County is located in Cullman. Cullman lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Prospect Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Prospect Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Prospect Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prospect Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Logan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Logan Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Sulphur Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bowmans Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sharon Grove Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Grove Cemetery
- Shedd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Shedd Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shedd Cemetery
- Hartwic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hartwic Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwic Cemetery
- Emeus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Emeus Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emeus Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Livingston Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Calvert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Calvert Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Brushy Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Brushy Creek Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek Cemetery
- Chances Cross Roads Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
- New Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The New Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Johnson Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Valley Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethsaida Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bethsaida Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethsaida Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Bethsaida Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethsadia Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21586 <5>
- Pullen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pullen Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullen Cemetery
- Spitznagl Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Spitznagl Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spitznagl Cemetery
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Prospect Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prospect Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Logan
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Crane Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trimble
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Trimble is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Chances Crossroad
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chances Crossroad is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chances Crossroad
- Jones' Chapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jones' Chapel is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones' Chapel
- Good Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Good Hope is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
- Central
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Central is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Bremen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dodge City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dodge City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- West Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Ardell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ardell is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardell
- Cullman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- South Vinemont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Vinemont is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vinemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
- Vinemont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Addison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Damascus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Damascus is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- East Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Colony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Colony is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Estimated population in 2015: 273 people
- White City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- White City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Marylee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marylee is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marylee
- Arkadelphia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Arkadelphia is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkadelphia
- Black Bottom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Black Bottom is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bottom
- Hanceville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Upshaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Houston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Prospect Cemetery. The following communities are located in Cullman County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prospect Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Prospect Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Cullman 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 Prospect Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1805452 (Prospect Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1805452 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: Cullman
- Est. Elev: 249 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Crane Hill
- Location given for Prospect Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.1156568 Lon: -87.0033389
- 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 Cullman, 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- 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |