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:
34.6726, -88.8645
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 Tippah County<2>.
The county seat for Tippah County is located in Ripley. Ripley lies just to the northwest 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 22 that are within 5 miles [8 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.
- New York Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The New York Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York Cemetery
- McCord Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The McCord Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Wiers Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Wiers Chapel Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiers Chapel Cemetery
- The Wiers Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wiers Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63611 <5>
- Jacobs Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
- Paynes Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fellowship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Cemetery
- Dumas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dumas Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Boxs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Boxs Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxs Cemetery
- Turners Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Westminister Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Westminister Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminister Cemetery
- Parks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
- Tippah Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pickens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pickens Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Dumas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dumas is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Clarysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clarysville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
- Molino
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Molino is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Ripley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Graham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Graham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Lowrey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lowrey is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey
- Blue Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Geeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Geeville is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geeville
- Blackland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Blackland is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Jumpertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jumpertown is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Falkner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Alpine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Alpine is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pisgah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pisgah is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Whitten Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whitten Town is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten Town
- Gravestown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gravestown is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravestown
- Glenfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glenfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- New Albany
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mound City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mound City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Ellistown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ellistown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellistown
- Corrona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Corrona is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrona
- Hightown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hightown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Tiplersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tiplersville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiplersville
- Myrtle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boggan Bend
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boggan Bend is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggan Bend
- Wheeler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wheeler is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Booneville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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 Tippah County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The New Prospect Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blue Mountain
- Booneville
- New Albany
- Ripley
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Tippah 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 #683521 (New Prospect Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #683521 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: Tippah
- Est. Elev: 200 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dumas
- Location given for New Prospect Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6725968 Lon: -88.8645044
- 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 Tippah, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |