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:
34.5668, -86.1758
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 Marshall County<2>.
The county seat for Marshall County is located in Guntersville. Guntersville lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Prospect Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 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.
- Preston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Preston Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- McCamy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McCamy Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCamy Cemetery
- Gross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Gross Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Maple Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Maple Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Free Home Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McFarland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McFarland Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland Cemetery
- McFarlane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McFarlane Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlane Cemetery
- Roman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Roman Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roman Cemetery
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- Boyd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Guffy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Guffy Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guffy Cemetery
- Zions Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Zions Rest Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zions Rest Cemetery
- Old Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Rainey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Rainey Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainey Cemetery
- Thomason Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Thomason Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomason Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Kirby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Kirby Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Vaught Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Vaught Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaught Cemetery
- Langston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Langston Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Aspel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Grant
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Langston
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Woodville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Columbus City Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
- Mid ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- Lim Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Columbus City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Larkinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Section
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Scottsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Paint Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Grove Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Pleasant Groves
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- North ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Ferncliff ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ferncliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- New Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Trenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hix ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hix is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Rock City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Berrys ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Berrys is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Tupelo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tupelo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo
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 Marshall 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 first visit 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 Prospect Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Marshall 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 #1700383 (Prospect Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1700383 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: Marshall
- Est. Elev: 421 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Swearengin
- Location given for Prospect Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5667536 Lon: -86.1758148
- 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 Marshall, 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> | 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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