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:
31.3024, -89.0526
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 Perry County<2>.
The county seat for Perry County is located in New Augusta. New Augusta lies just 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]<3> of the Prospect Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prospect Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The James Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- McGilvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The McGilvary Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGilvary Cemetery
- McSwain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The McSwain Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSwain Cemetery
- Burch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Burch Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burch Cemetery
- Ferguson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
- Hollimon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hollimon Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollimon Cemetery
- Hinton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hinton Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton Cemetery
- Hinton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hinton Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton Cemetery
- Nichols Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- McKenzie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The McKenzie Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie Cemetery
- Stevens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Stevens Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Denham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Denham Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham Cemetery
- McSwain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The McSwain Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSwain Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- McKenzie - Myers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Isaiah Hinton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sunset Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Sunset Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cemetery
- Browns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Browns Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Cemetery
- Garraway Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Garraway Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garraway Cemetery
- New Augusta Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The New Augusta Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Augusta Cemetery
- Woodard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Woodard Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 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:
- New Augusta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Goodluck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Goodluck is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
- Wingate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wingate is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
- Richton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beaumont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beaumont is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
- Ovett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ovett is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett
- Petal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- McLaurin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- McLaurin is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin
- Hattiesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mulberry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mulberry is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Brooklyn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Avera
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Avera is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bothwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bothwell is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bothwell
- McLain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- McLain is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- West Hattiesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
- Antioch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Antioch is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Ellisville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lux
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lux is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
- Purvis
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Carson City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Carson City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
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 Perry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prospect Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beaumont
- Clara
- Ellisville
- Hattiesburg
- Laurel
- New Augusta
- Petal
- Petal lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Prospect Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Petal.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
- Richton
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 Perry 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 #676351 (Prospect Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #676351 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: Perry
- Est. Elev: 73 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ovett SE
- Location given for Prospect Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.3023997 Lon: -89.0525542
- 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 Perry, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |