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:
35.3485, -81.4784
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 Cleveland County<2>.
The county seat for Cleveland County is located in Shelby. Shelby lies just to the southwest 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 9 miles [14.5 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.
- Capernaum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Capernaum Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capernaum Cemetery
- Ross Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ross Grove Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Grove Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- East Side Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The East Side Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side Cemetery
- Elizabeth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Elizabeth Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Royster Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Royster Memorial Park is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royster Memorial Park
- Sunset Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sunset Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cemetery
- Hullender Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hullender Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hullender Cemetery
- Community Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Golden Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Webb Memorial Lawns
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Webb Memorial Lawns is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Memorial Lawns
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Mooney Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Mooney Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooney Cemetery
- Union Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Beaver Dam Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Beaver Dam Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam Cemetery
- Sulphur Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ellis Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Patterson Springs Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Patterson Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Christian Freedom Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Stubbs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stubbs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
- Beam Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Beam Mill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beam Mill
- Waco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Waco is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Wilson ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wilson is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Elizabeth City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Elizabeth City is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
- Stony Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Point is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Briarwood Townhouses
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Briarwood Townhouses is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Townhouses
- Light Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Light Oak is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Oak
- Dellview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dellview is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellview
- Population from the 2010 Census: 13 people
- Shelby
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fallston
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Village Square Townhouses
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Cherryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Lawndale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brittain Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brittain Village is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain Village
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Perry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Perry is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Patterson Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Patterson Springs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Tryon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tryon is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
- Campcall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Campcall is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campcall
- Kingstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kingstown is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Sharon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Belwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Belwood is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- White Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- White Plains is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
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 Cleveland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The New Prospect Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cherryville
- Lawndale
- Shelby
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 North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Cleveland 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 #1985913 (New Prospect Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1985913 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: Cleveland
- Est. Elev: 256 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Waco
- Location given for New Prospect Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3484644 Lon: -81.478422
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Cleveland, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |