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:
34.0432, -78.3242
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 Brunswick County<2>.
The county seat for Brunswick County is located in Bolivia. Bolivia lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east 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 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Prospect Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prospect Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Galloway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Galloway Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway Cemetery
- Riley Sellers & Fred Cumbee Cemeteries
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Concord UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Galloway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Galloway Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway Cemetery
- Lehew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lehew Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Silent Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Silent Grove Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silent Grove Cemetery
- Georgetown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Georgetown Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Cemetery
- Union Chapel Pentecostal Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Union Chapel Pentecostal Church Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Pentecostal Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Chapel Pentecostal Church Cemetery is located in Supply.
- The Union Chapel Pentecostal Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2144586 <5>
- Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brunswick Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Register Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Register Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Register Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Davis Register Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Shallotte.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2139793 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Register Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Register Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register Cemetery
- Gurganus Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Gurganus Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurganus Cemetery
- Randolph Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Randolph Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Milligan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Milligan Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milligan Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Mercer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Mercer Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Mintz Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Mintz Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintz Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Prospect Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prospect Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Supply
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shallotte
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sivey Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sivey Town is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivey Town
- Makatoka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Makatoka is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
- Varnamtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Varnamtown is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnamtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Holden Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Exum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Exum is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
- Bolivia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ocean Isle Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ash
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ash is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Longwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Longwood is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Saint James
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint James is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,607 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Oak Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boiling Spring Lakes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Boiling Spring Lakes is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,430 people
- Sunset Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Winnabow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Town Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Long Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Long Beach is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
- Yaupon Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yaupon Beach is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaupon Beach
- Carolina Shores
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carolina Shores is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,802 people
- Calabash
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pireway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pireway is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
- Caswell Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Byrdville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Byrdville is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdville
- Bug Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bug Hill is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
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. The following communities are located in Brunswick County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prospect Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Brunswick 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 #1004660 (Prospect Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1004660 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: Brunswick
- Est. Elev: 16 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Supply
- Location given for Prospect Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.0432268 Lon: -78.3241681
- 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 Brunswick, 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |