A visit to the 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 Prospect Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prospect Cemetery:
37.3453, -88.5609
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Prospect Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Prospect Cemetery is located in Pope County<2>.
The county seat for Pope County is located in Golconda. Golconda lies just to the east northeast 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 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Prospect Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prospect Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Foreman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Foreman Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreman Cemetery
- Compton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Compton Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton Cemetery
- Gregory Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
- Kool Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Kool Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kool Cemetery
- Waltersburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Waltersburg Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltersburg Cemetery
- Fields Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Fields Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Cemetery
- Hemphill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hemphill Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill Cemetery
- Roper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Roper Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper Cemetery
- Densch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Densch Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Densch Cemetery
- Shedville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shedville Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shedville Cemetery
- Sassafras Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Sassafras Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras Cemetery
- Bradford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Foote Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Foote Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foote Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Zion Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Dixon Springs.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967023 <5>
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Temple Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Temple Hill Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill Cemetery
- The Temple Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cole Springs Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Independence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Floyd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Floyd Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
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]<3> of the Prospect Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prospect Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Golconda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rock is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Dixon Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dixon Springs is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Bay City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bay City is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Reevesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Reevesville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
- Big Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Big Bay is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
- Shetlerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shetlerville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shetlerville
- Glendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Carrsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Carrsville is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Lusk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lusk is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk
- Eddyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Grantsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Hampton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hampton is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Leisure City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leisure City is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure City
- New Columbia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Columbia is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbia
- Burna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burna is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burna
- Mineral City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mineral City is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Rosiclare
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wartrace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wartrace is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartrace
- Lola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lola is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola
- Hartsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hartsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Simpson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brookport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Unionville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Unionville is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Hamletsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- McCormick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- McCormick is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick
- Elizabethtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Oak is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
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 Pope County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prospect Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brookport
- Carrsville
- Elizabethtown
- Golconda
- Rosiclare
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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Pope 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #425354 (Prospect Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #425354 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: Pope
- Est. Elev: 189 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brownfield
- Location given for Prospect Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3453305 Lon: -88.5608796
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Pope, 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 from Point A (ie- 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> | 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. |