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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:

41.5009, -72.9796

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 New Haven County<2>.

Open a Google Map centered on the Prospect Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Prospect Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prospect Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • All Saints Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The All Saints Cemetery is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Cemetery
  • East Farms Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The East Farms Cemetery is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Farms Cemetery
  • New Pine Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The New Pine Grove Cemetery is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pine Grove Cemetery
    • The New Pine Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103501 <5>
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lithuanian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lithuanian Cemetery is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithuanian Cemetery
  • Old St. Josephs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • New St. Josephs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Union City.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968620 <5>
  • Salem Bridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Salem Bridge Cemetery is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Bridge Cemetery
  • Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Grove Cemetery is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Naugatuck.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103375 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • New St. Bridget Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hebrew Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Hebrew Cemetery is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Holy Land Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Holy Land Cemetery is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Land Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • St. James Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. James Cemetery is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. James Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Naugatuck.
      • The St. James Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. James Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103634 <5>
    • Carrington Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Carrington Cemetery is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrington Cemetery
    • Westwood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Westwood Cemetery is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Cemetery
    • Cheshire Hillside Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Cheshire Hillside Cemetery is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire Hillside Cemetery
      • The Cheshire Hillside Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hillside Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 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:

  • Prospect
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Prospect is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,755 people
  • Prospect
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Naugatuck
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Naugatuck is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naugatuck
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,905 people
  • Naugatuck
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Brooksvale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Brooksvale is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksvale
  • Cheshire
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Cheshire
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cheshire is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,806 people
  • West Cheshire
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • West Cheshire is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cheshire
  • Union City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Union City is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Davidsons Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Davidsons Corner is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidsons Corner
  • Waterbury
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Waterbury is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 106,826 people
  • Beacon Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Beacon Falls
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Beacon Falls is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Falls
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,230 people
    • Bethany
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Bethany
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Bethany is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,513 people
    • Autumn HIll
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Autumn HIll is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autumn HIll
    • Marion
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Waterbury
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Bridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine Bridge is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bridge
    • Milldale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wolcott
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Wolcott is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,565 people
    • Hamden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Hamden is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,294 people
    • South Meriden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • South Meriden is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Meriden
    • Wolcott
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Waterville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Waterville is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
    • Plantsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Middlebury
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Middlebury is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,829 people
    • Middlebury
      (7 miles [11.3 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 New Haven 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 start with 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 Connecticut:
  • Pages specific to New Haven 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 #1932649  (Prospect Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1932649 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: New Haven
      • Est. Elev: 266 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Southington
      • Location given for Prospect Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.5009303     Lon: -72.9795496
      • 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 Connecticut's counties, including New Haven, 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.