A visit to the Prosperity 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 Prosperity Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prosperity Cemetery:
33.8179, -92.0335
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Prosperity Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Prosperity Cemetery is located in Cleveland County<2>.
The county seat for Cleveland County is located in Rison. Rison lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest of the Prosperity Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Prosperity Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Prosperity Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prosperity Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Searcy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Searcy Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Union Cemetery #2
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery #2 is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery #2
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Cornerville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Cornerville Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville Cemetery
- The Cornerville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cornerville MB Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53541 <5>
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Cherry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Cherry Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Newton Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Moseley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Moseley Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseley Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Wheeler Springs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Seay Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Seay Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seay Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lindsey Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey Cemetery
- Harlow Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Harlow Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlow Cemetery
- Varnell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Varnell Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Varnell Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Toledo.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56642 <5>
- St. John Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Moseley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Moseley Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseley Cemetery
- Beard Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Beard Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Prosperity Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prosperity Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pansy
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pansy is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Annover ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Annover is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annover
- Rye
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rye is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Cornerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cornerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Orlando
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Orlando is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Palmyra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Palmyra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Toledo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Toledo is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- New Edinburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Edinburg is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Edinburg
- Barkada
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barkada is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkada
- Star City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saline
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Saline is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Warren
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wilmar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmar is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Kingsland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kingsland is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Rose Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Tyro
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Tyro is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Crigler
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Crigler is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crigler
- Yorktown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Yorktown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
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 Prosperity Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cleveland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prosperity Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Kingsland
- Monticello
- Rison
- Star City
- Toledo
- Warren
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Prosperity Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Cleveland 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 Prosperity Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #53817 (Prosperity Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #53817 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: Cleveland
- Est. Elev: 71 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Herbine
- Location given for Prosperity Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.8178817 Lon: -92.0334729
- 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 Arkansas' counties, including Cleveland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Prosperity 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. |