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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:   32.4071°   (32° 24' 25")

Lon:   -84.2719°   (-84° 16' 18")

The Prosperity Cemetery is located in Taylor County<2>.

The county seat for Taylor County is located in Butler. Butler lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of the Prosperity Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Prosperity Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Sand Bethel Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Bethel Church Cemetery
    • The Sand Bethel Church Cemetery is located in Taylor County
    • The Sand Bethel Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sand Bethel Cemetery
  • Hopewell Independent Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Sinai Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Sinai Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Sinai Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Taylor County
  • Bloodworth Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bloodworth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bloodworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bloodworth Cemetery is located in Taylor County
  • Brewer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brewer Cemetery
    • The Brewer Cemetery is located in Taylor County
    • The Brewer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Colonel Brewer Cemetery
    • Corbitt Methodist Church Cemetery
    • Lieutenant Colonel Brewer Cemetery
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Taylor County
  • Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery
    • The Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Taylor County
    • The Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
  • Trinity Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
    • The Trinity Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Taylor County
    • The Trinity Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Trinity Cemetery
  • Pilgrim Rest Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Taylor County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Mauk Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mauk Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mauk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mauk Cemetery is located in Taylor County
    • Johnson Family Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Family Cemetery
      • The Johnson Family Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Macon County
    • Essie McDougald Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Essie McDougald Cemetery
      • The Essie McDougald Cemetery is located in Taylor County
      • The Essie McDougald Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Essie McDougald Memorial Gardens
      • McDougald Cemetery
    • Butler UMC Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler UMC Cemetery
      • The Butler UMC Cemetery is located in Taylor County
    • Butler Memorial Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Memorial Cemetery
      • The Butler Memorial Cemetery is located in Taylor County
      • The Butler Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Butler Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Butler City Cemetery
    • West End Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West End Cemetery
      • The West End Cemetery is located in Taylor County
      • The West End Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Welcome Home Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2443708 <5>
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Taylor County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Prosperity Cemetery.

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

  • Rupert
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rupert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
    • Rupert is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rupert <6>
  • Ideal
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ideal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal
    • Ideal is located in Macon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ideal <6>
  • Concord
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Concord is located in Schley County
  • Tazewell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
    • Tazewell is located in Marion County
  • Butler
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Mauk
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mauk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauk
    • Mauk is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mauk <6>
  • Ellaville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Oglethorpe
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Howard
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
    • Howard is located in Taylor County
  • Reynolds
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynolds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
    • Reynolds is located in Taylor County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reynolds <6>
  • Buena Vista
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • La Crosse
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for La Crosse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
    • La Crosse is located in Schley County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Montezuma
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Andersonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
      • Andersonville is located in Sumter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
      • Former name for Andersonville:
      • Anderson
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andersonville <6>
    • Shiloh
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Sumter County
    • Junction City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
      • Junction City is located in Talbot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <6>
    • Draneville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Draneville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draneville
      • Draneville is located in Marion County
    • Concord
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Sumter County
    • Marshallville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshallville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
      • Marshallville is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshallville <6>
    • Five Points
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
      • Five Points is located in Taylor County
    • Geneva
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)

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 Taylor County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Prosperity 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 Prosperity Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #344152  (Prosperity Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #344152 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: Rupert
    • County: Taylor         Elev: 153
    • Location given for GNIS #344152 (Prosperity Cemetery)

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.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 Georgia's counties, including Taylor, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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: 32.4071, Longitude: -84.2719       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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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