A visit to the New 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 New Prospect Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the New Prospect Cemetery:
33.8126, -88.4281
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the New Prospect Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Aberdeen. Aberdeen lies just to the west of the New Prospect Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the New Prospect Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the New Prospect Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from New Prospect Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Burns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Burns Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Cemetery
- Lackey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lackey Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Cemetery
- Seely Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Seely Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seely Cemetery
- The Seely Cemetery has also been known as:
- Berry Cemetery
- Seeley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1474223 <5>
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- County Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The County Home Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home Cemetery
- Buckingham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Buckingham Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Beeks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Beeks Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeks Cemetery
- Howell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Howell Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Cockerham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Cockerham Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockerham Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Easter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Easter Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easter Cemetery
- Sartor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Sartor Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartor Cemetery
- Camp Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Camp Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cemetery
- Greenbrier Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Greenbrier Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier Cemetery
- Abbott Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Abbott Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Sullivan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- Walters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Walters Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Cemetery
- Marchbanks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Marchbanks Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchbanks Cemetery
- Easter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Easter Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easter Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Posey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Posey Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the New Prospect Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from New Prospect Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hamilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Aberdeen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Acker ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Acker is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acker
- Greenwood Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vinton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Kolola Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kolola Springs is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolola Springs
- Hatley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hatley is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Amory
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bedford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bedford is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Gattman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gattman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Cotton Gin Port ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Gin Port is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Gin Port
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Floyton ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Floyton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyton
- Muldon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Muldon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldon
- Splunge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Splunge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splunge
- Ales ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ales is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ales
- Wren
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wren is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Gibson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gibson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Whites
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whites is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- New Wren
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Wren is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wren
- Waverly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Waverly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Smithville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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 New Prospect Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The New Prospect Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aberdeen
- Amory
- Amory lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the New Prospect Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Amory.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amory
- Cotton Gin Port - Historic
- Sulligent
- Vernon
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 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 New Prospect Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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 New Prospect Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #709367 (New Prospect Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #709367 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 105 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Amory SW
- Location given for New Prospect Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.8126129 Lon: -88.4280963
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Monroe, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- New 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. |
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