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 ...
The Prospect Cemetery is located in Newton County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Albert Cemetery
- The Albert Cemetery is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Bonner Cemetery
- The Bonner Cemetery is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonner Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Elliot Cemetery
- The Elliot Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot Cemetery
- Elliott Cemetery
- The Elliott Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
- The Green Cemetery is located in Henry County
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- Harper Cemetery
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Harper Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the northeast of McDonough.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #34377 <3>
- Hartfield & Everitt Cemetery
- Humphrey Cemetery
- The Humphrey Cemetery is located in Henry County
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- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Kelley Chapel Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
- The Knight Cemetery is located in Henry County
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- Middlebrooks Cemetery
- The Middlebrooks Cemetery is located in Newton County
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- Old Sharon Cemetery
- The Old Sharon Cemetery is located in Henry County
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- Parker Cemetery
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Newton County
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- Parker Cemetery
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Rockdale County
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- Scott Cemetery
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Newton County
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- Selfridge Cemetery
- The Selfridge Cemetery is located in Henry County
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- Shiloh Cemetery
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Newton County
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- Snapping Shoals Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Henry County
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- Whitaker Cemetery
- The Whitaker Cemetery is located in Rockdale County
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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]<2> of the Prospect Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Blacksville
- Blacksville is located in Henry County
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- Conyers
- Covington
- Dixie Village
- Dixie Village is located in Newton County
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- Dixie
- Dixie is located in Newton County
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- Essex Village
- Essex Village is located in Newton County
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- Fincherville
- Fincherville is located in Butts County
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- Highland Village
- Highland Village is located in Henry County
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- Hub Junction
- Hub Junction is located in Newton County
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- Jenkinsburg
- Klondike
- Klondike is located in DeKalb County
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- Lakeview Estates
- Lakeview Estates is located in Rockdale County
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- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lithonia
- Locust Grove
- Mansfield
- McDonough
- Oxford
- Porterdale
- Redan
- Rex
- Salem Village
- Salem Village is located in Newton County
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- Stockbridge
- Stonecrest
- Stonecrest is located in DeKalb County
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- Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Walton County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Zingara
- Zingara is located in Rockdale County
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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 Newton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prospect Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Conyers
- Covington
- Lithonia
- McDonough
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 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 Newton 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 #1673579 (Prospect Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1673579 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: Newton
- Est. Elev: 232 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kelleytown
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Newton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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- Prospect Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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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