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:
34.3604, -83.9605
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 Hall County<2>.
The county seat for Hall County is located in Gainesville. Gainesville lies just to the east southeast 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 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Prospect Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prospect Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Chestatee Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Chestatee Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Chestatee Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chestatee Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #33253 <5>
- Cool Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sardis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Westbrook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Westbrook Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Yellow Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Palmer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Barrett Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Auraria Church of Almighty God Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Flat Creek Cemetery is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park Cemetery
- The Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hall County Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #34308 <5>
- Alta Vista Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Bridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The New Bridge Cemetery is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Price
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Price is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- New Bridge ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
- Chestatee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
- Whelchel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Whelchel is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelchel
- Murrayville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Absalom ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Absalom is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absalom
- Westside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westside is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- Gainesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gower Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gower Springs is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gower Springs
- Auraria ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
- Silver City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Gainesville Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gainesville Mills is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville Mills
- Estimated population in 2019: 43,232 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- New Holland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- New Holland is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
- Dawsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rainbow Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rainbow Village is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Village
- Land ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Land is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land
- Blackshear Place
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blackshear Place is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackshear Place
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,527 people
- Brookton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brookton is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookton
- Garland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Garland is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Dahlonega
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Barrettsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
- Flowery Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- White Sulphur Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Clermont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grace ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grace is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
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 Hall County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prospect Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Auraria - Historic
- Dahlonega
- Dawsonville
- Flowery Branch
- Gainesville
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 professional and volunteer 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 Georgia:
- Pages specific to Hall 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 #1686793 (Prospect Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1686793 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: Hall
- Est. Elev: 374 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chestatee
- Location given for Prospect Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3603755 Lon: -83.9604623
- 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 Georgia's counties, including Hall, 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 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. |