A visit to the Prospect Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Prospect Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Prospect Cemetery (FG ID #25666).
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:
32.7376, -85.9805
The Prospect Cemetery is located in Elmore County<2>.
The county seat for Elmore County is located in Wetumpka. Wetumpka lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the southwest 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 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Prospect Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prospect Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Harmony Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Benson - Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Watson Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lovejoy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lovejoy Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cotton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thrash Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mask Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Benson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Equality Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Equality Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Bullard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bullard Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullard Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Prospect Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prospect Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jordan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Irma ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Benson ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Our Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Central
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eclectic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Susannah ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Equality
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Seman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fishpond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Alkehatchee ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alkehatchee is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkehatchee
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Nixburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Erie ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Erie is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Cottage Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Claud
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Claud is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claud
- Reeltown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alexander City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tallassee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- East Tallassee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tallapoosa City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tallapoosa City is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa City
- Church Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Agricola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dadeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksons' Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hissop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Elmore County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prospect Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexander City
- Dadeville
- Eclectic
- Erie - Historic
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Elmore 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #25666
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #125303 (Prospect Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #125303 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: Elmore
- Est. Elev: 153 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Red Hill
- Location given for Prospect Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.7379065 Lon: -85.9805185
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Elmore, 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- 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. |