Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Prospect (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Prospect. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Prospect is located in Jasper County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jasper County: Butts, Jones, Monroe, Morgan, Newton & Putnam.
Below are the counties that are near Prospect. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Prospect:
- Jasper County (The home county of Prospect)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect, with the one closest to Prospect listed first.
- Calvin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Calvin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Estimated population in 2019: 126 people
- Monticello
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Dale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hillsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Butts County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect, with the one closest to Prospect listed first.
- Fincherville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fincherville is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincherville
- Flovilla
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jenkinsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect, with the one closest to Prospect listed first.
- Klondike
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Klondike is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Pine Mountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Mountain is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,417 people
- Lithonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stonecrest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stonecrest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecrest
- Gwinnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect, with the one closest to Prospect listed first.
- Norris Lake Shores
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Norris Lake Shores is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Lake Shores
- Population from the 2010 Census: 59 people
- Loganville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect, with the one closest to Prospect listed first.
- Locust Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Blacksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Blacksville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
- McDonough
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Whitehouse
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehouse is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,792 people
- Tunis ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Tunis is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Estimated population in 2019: 910 people
- Highland Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Highland Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Oakwood Manor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oakwood Manor is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Manor
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,156 people
- Stockbridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stockbridge North
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
- Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
- Hampton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect, with the one closest to Prospect listed first.
- Round Oak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Round Oak is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Oak
- Wayside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wayside is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Ethridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ethridge is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethridge
- Bradley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bradley is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Clinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Former name for Clinton:
- Albany
- Fortville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fortville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortville
- Gray
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect, with the one closest to Prospect listed first.
- Liberty Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Hill is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Goggins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goggins is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goggins
- Goggins has also been known as:
- Goggans Station
- Goggans
- Goggansville
- Goggins Station
- Gogginsville
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect, with the one closest to Prospect listed first.
- Juliette
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Box Ankle
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Box Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Ankle
- Forsyth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Smarr
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect, with the one closest to Prospect listed first.
- Rutledge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Madison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Buckhead
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bostwick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Braswell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Braswell is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect, with the one closest to Prospect listed first.
- Mansfield Estates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mansfield Estates is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
- Mansfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Newborn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dixie Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Village
- Dixie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dixie is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- East Wood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- East Wood is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wood
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,725 people
- Hub Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hub Junction is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub Junction
- Porterdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Covington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Woods
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Woods is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 575 people
- Oxford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Essex Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Essex Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
- Salem Branch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Branch is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 310 people
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect, with the one closest to Prospect listed first.
- Eatonton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Resseaus Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Resseaus Crossroads is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resseaus Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 63 people
- Jefferson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Hallwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hallwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
- Dennis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dennis is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Rockdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect, with the one closest to Prospect listed first.
- Conyers
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Milstead
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Milstead is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milstead
- Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people
- Lakeview Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview Estates is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates
- Zingara
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Zingara is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zingara
- Spalding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect, with the one closest to Prospect listed first.
- East Griffin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Griffin is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Griffin
- Orchard Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Experiment
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sunny Side
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Walton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect, with the one closest to Prospect listed first.
- Social Circle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jersey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Whitney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Whitney is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Walnut Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Monroe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Youth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Youth is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youth
- Good Hope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Between
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Between is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Between
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Split Silk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Split Silk is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Silk
- Mount Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Prospect, see our County-by-County Page for Prospect.
Cemeteries Near Prospect ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Prospect.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Prospect - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Prospect covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Prospect, with the one closest to Prospect listed first.
- Allen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Prospect UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Rocky Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cunard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Murder Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hardy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Leverette Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Newton Factory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Parker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (388 more) ...
- Pope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Minter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Prospect in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Prospect.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Prospect, with the one closest to Prospect listed first.
- Mechanicsville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Maxwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maxwell is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Stewart
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stewart is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Smiths Mill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Smiths Mill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Mill
- Minneta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Minneta is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneta
- Monticello
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Farrar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Farrar is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
- Newborn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stark is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Starrsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Starrsville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrsville
- Machen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Machen is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machen
- Shady Dale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Worthville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Worthville is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Island Shoals ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Island Shoals is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Shoals
- Aikenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Aikenton is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aikenton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Prospect. See our List of 1890's Communities around Prospect.
Newspapers Published in Prospect ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Prospect.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Prospect, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Prospect.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Prospect:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Jasper County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butts County
- DeKalb County
- Gwinnett County
- Henry County
- Jones County
- Lamar County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Newton County
- Putnam County
- Rockdale County
- Spalding County
- Walton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Prospect, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Prospect) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |