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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Prosperity Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prosperity Cemetery
Lat: 33.8179° (33° 49' 4")
Lon: -92.0335° (-92° 2' 0")
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 .
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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Searcy Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Searcy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Searcy Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Blankenship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blankenship Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blankenship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Union Cemetery #2
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery #2
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery #2 have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Union Cemetery #2 is located in Cleveland County
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Union Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Cornerville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cornerville Cemetery
- The Cornerville Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Cherry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cherry Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Carter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Springs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Newton Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newton Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newton Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Newton Chapel Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Moseley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moseley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moseley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Moseley Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
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- Shady Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Wheeler Springs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheeler Springs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheeler Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wheeler Springs Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- St. Paul Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Seay Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seay Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Seay Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Lindsey Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lindsey Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lindsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Harlow Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harlow Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harlow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Harlow Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Varnell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Varnell Cemetery
- The Varnell Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Varnell Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Toledo.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56642 <5>
- St. John Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Moseley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moseley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moseley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Moseley Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Beard Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beard Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Beard Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jones Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Sanders Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanders Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Antioch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
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)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pansy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Pansy is located in Cleveland County
- Annover ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annover
- Annover is located in Cleveland County
- Rye
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Rye is located in Cleveland County
- Cornerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cornerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Cornerville is located in Lincoln County
- Orlando
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orlando. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Orlando is located in Cleveland County
- Palmyra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Palmyra. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Palmyra is located in Lincoln County
- Toledo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Toledo is located in Cleveland County
- New Edinburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Edinburg
- New Edinburg is located in Cleveland County
- Barkada
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barkada. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkada
- Barkada is located in Drew County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Saline is located in Cleveland County
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- Warren
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Warren is located in Bradley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,502 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <7>
- Wilmar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmar
- Wilmar is located in Drew County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Kingsland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Kingsland is located in Cleveland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Rose Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rose Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Rose Hill is located in Drew County
- Tyro
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Tyro is located in Lincoln County
- Crigler
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crigler
- Crigler is located in Lincoln County
- Yorktown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorktown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Yorktown is located in Lincoln County
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 first turn to 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 Prosperity Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Cleveland County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Prosperity Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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: GNIS record #53817 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Herbine
- County: Cleveland Elev: 71
- Location given for GNIS #53817 (Prosperity Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Prosperity Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8179, Longitude: -92.0335 In this case, the coordinates for the Prosperity Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |