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:
33.7329, -89.9384
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 Grenada County<2>.
The county seat for Grenada County is located in Grenada. Grenada 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 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Prospect Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prospect Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Trimbell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tascohoma Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Tascohoma Cemetery is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tascohoma Cemetery
- Beard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Beard Cemetery is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
- Sweet Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Sweet Home Cemetery is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Swange Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Sparta Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sparta Cemetery is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Emmons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Emmons Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons Cemetery
- Beck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Beck Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beck Cemetery
- Bledsoe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bledsoe Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe Cemetery
- Oxberry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Oxberry Cemetery is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxberry Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Grays Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Grays Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Cemetery
- Bunion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bunion Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunion Cemetery
- Beck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Beck Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beck Cemetery
- Hardiman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hardiman Cemetery is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardiman Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- McSwine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The McSwine Cemetery is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSwine Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Prospect Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prospect Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Turkey Foot Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Turkey Foot Fork is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Foot Fork
- Jefferson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Grenada
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Avalon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Avalon is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Memphis Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Memphis Junction is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis Junction
- Rosebloom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rosebloom is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebloom
- Elliott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Elliott is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Teoc
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Teoc is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teoc
- Leverett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leverett is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- North Carrollton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- North Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Duck Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,760 people
- Carrollton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Paynes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Paynes is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes
- Money
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Money is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
- Eskridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eskridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge
- Tillatoba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Tillatoba is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillatoba
- Population from the 2010 Census: 91 people
- Browning
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Browning is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Shellmound
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shellmound is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
- Greenwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Charleston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Minter City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Minter City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter City
- Sunnyside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
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 Grenada County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prospect Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carrollton
- Charleston
- Greenwood
- Grenada
- Winona
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 Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Grenada 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 #676354 (Prospect Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #676354 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: Grenada
- Est. Elev: 67 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jefferson
- Location given for Prospect Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.7328942 Lon: -89.9384194
- 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 Grenada, 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 drawn 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. |
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