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A visit to the Prospect United Methodist Church (UMC) Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Prospect UMC Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Prospect UMC Cemetery (FG ID #36461).

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 UMC Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prospect UMC Cemetery:

33.4111, -83.7637

The Prospect UMC Cemetery is located in Jasper County<2>.

The county seat for Jasper County is located in Monticello. Monticello lies just to the south southeast of the Prospect UMC Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Prospect UMC Cemetery.

Name Variations for Prospect UMC Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Prospect UMC Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Prospect Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Prospect UMC Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Murder Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Murder Creek Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murder Creek Cemetery
  • Hardy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hardy Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Cemetery
  • Bates Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bates Cemetery is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Cemetery
  • Newton Factory Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Parker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Parker Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
  • Waters Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Waters Cemetery is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Cemetery
  • Leverette Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Leverette Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverette Cemetery
  • Tabernacle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle Cemetery
  • Heard Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Heard Cemetery is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard Cemetery
  • Pickett Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pickett Cemetery is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett Cemetery
  • Red Oak Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Red Oak Cemetery is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak Cemetery
  • Fincher Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Fincher Cemetery is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincher Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Stewart Baptist Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Kitchen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Kitchen Cemetery is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchen Cemetery
    • Pope Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Pope Cemetery is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Cemetery
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Minter Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Minter Cemetery is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter Cemetery
    • Williams Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
    • Hopewell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
    • Loyd Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Loyd Cemetery is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd 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 Prospect UMC Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prospect UMC Cemetery, with the nearest first:

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 UMC Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jasper County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prospect UMC Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 UMC Cemetery:

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 UMC Cemetery:

Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #36461

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #349371  (Prospect Cemetery)
    • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #349371 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: Jasper
    • Est. Elev: 227 (in feet)
    • Topo Map Name: Stewart
    • Location given for Prospect Cemetery:
    • Lat: 33.4109541     Lon: -83.7637891
    • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Jasper, 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- Prospect UMC 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.
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