A visit to the Prospect 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 Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Prospect Cemetery (FG ID #107584).
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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prospect Cemetery:
40.8795, -89.6793
The Prospect Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the north of Dunlap.
The cemetery is located in Peoria County<3>.
The county seat for Peoria County is located in Peoria. Peoria lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the south southeast of the Prospect Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Prospect Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Prospect Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prospect Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dickeson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Dickeson Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeson Cemetery
- West Hallock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The West Hallock Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hallock Cemetery
- Ertley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ertley Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ertley Cemetery
- Woertz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Woertz Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woertz Cemetery
- Streitmatter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Streitmatter Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streitmatter Cemetery
- Apostolic Christian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Princeville Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hawley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hawley Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Jubilee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Jubilee Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Mooney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mooney Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooney Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- La Salle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The La Salle Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Salle Cemetery
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Koerner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Koerner Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koerner Cemetery
- Swan Lake Memory Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Resurrection Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
- Blue Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lawn Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Lawn Ridge Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn Ridge Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- North Hampton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Prospect Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prospect Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dunlap
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- West Hallock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Hallock is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hallock
- Edelstein
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Princeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Orange Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mossville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Speer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Monica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Edwards
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Keller
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bay View Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bay View Gardens is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View Gardens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
- Spring Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Rome
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Peoria Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chillicothe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Brimfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Norwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Norwood is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
- Pottstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- West Peoria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- North Peoria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Peoria is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Peoria
- Maxwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bellevue
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bellevue is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
- Peoria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wyoming
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Trailpark Gardens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Germantown Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Camp Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Laura
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Peoria County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prospect Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brimfield
- Chillicothe
- Peoria Heights
- Peoria
- Princeville
- Wyoming
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 websites either 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 Illinois:
- Pages specific to Peoria 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #107584
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #416237 (Prospect Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #416237 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: Peoria
- Est. Elev: 216 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Edelstein
- Location given for Prospect Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8794814 Lon: -89.6787104
- 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Peoria, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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. |