A visit to the Sweet 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 Sweet Prospect Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sweet Prospect Cemetery:
30.8799, -83.0763
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sweet Prospect Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sweet Prospect Cemetery is located in Lowndes County<2>.
The county seat for Lowndes County is located in Valdosta. Valdosta lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Sweet Prospect Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sweet Prospect Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Sweet Prospect Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sweet Prospect Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Unity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Unity Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- Wetherington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wetherington Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetherington Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The James Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Wayfare Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wayfare Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Echols County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayfare Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Wayfare Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cow Creek Cemetery
- Cow Creek Church Cemetery
- Wayfare Cemetery
- Foreman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Foreman Cemetery is located in Lanier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreman Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Echols County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Hightower Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Hightower Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lovejoy Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Lovejoy Cemetery is located in Lanier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- St. John MB Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carter Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Echols County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Remerton Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Remerton Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remerton Cemetery
- Sunset Hill Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Sunset Hill Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill Cemetery
- Riverside Memorial Garden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hightower Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- The Hightower Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower Cemetery
- Pallbearers Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- The Pallbearers Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pallbearers Cemetery
- Copeland Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Copeland Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland Cemetery
- Dame Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- The Dame Cemetery is located in Clinch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dame 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 Sweet Prospect Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sweet Prospect Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Naylor
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Howell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Howell is located in Echols County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Stockton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Valdosta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dasher
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dasher is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
- Statenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Remerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Remerton is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- Lake Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fruitland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fruitland is located in Echols County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Du Pont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Franklinville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Franklinville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
- Estimated population in 2019: 971 people
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Ray City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mineola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mineola is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
- Population from the 2010 Census: 150 people
- Barko Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Barko Village is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barko Village
- Melrose
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Melrose is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Clyattville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jennings
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hahira
(19 miles [30.6 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 Sweet Prospect Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lowndes County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sweet Prospect Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Du Pont
- Hahira
- Hahira lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Sweet Prospect Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hahira.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hahira
- Homerville
- Nashville
- Statenville
- Valdosta
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Sweet Prospect Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Lowndes 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 Sweet Prospect Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #323814 (Sweet Prospect Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #323814 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: Lowndes
- Est. Elev: 53 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Naylor
- Location given for Sweet Prospect Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.8799291 Lon: -83.0762557
- 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 Lowndes, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sweet 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |