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:
34.2643, -77.8247
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 New Hanover County<2>.
The county seat for New Hanover County is located in Wilmington. Wilmington lies just to the southwest 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 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Prospect Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prospect Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Andrews On-the-Sound Episcopal Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Acorn Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Acorn Branch Cemetery is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Branch Cemetery
- Oleander Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wilmington National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Delgado Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Delgado Cemetery is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delgado Cemetery
- The Delgado Cemetery has also been known as:
- Spofford Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2229370 <5>
- Calvary Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oakdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakdale Cemetery is located in Wilmington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48265 <5>
- Pine Forest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Pine Forest Cemetery is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Forest Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Forest Cemetery is located in Wilmington.
- Bellevue Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Bellevue Cemetery is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bellevue Cemetery is located in Wilmington.
- B'nai Israel Hebrew Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Wilmington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188187 <5>
- Masonboro Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Shoulder Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. James Episcopal Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Greenlawn Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Greenlawn Memorial Park is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Memorial Park
- Farrow Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Farrow Family Cemetery is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrow Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Farrow Family Cemetery is located in Wilmington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2290437 <5>
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Wilmington.
- The Oak Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hanks Chapel Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2485215 <5>
- Freeman Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Ogden
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Windemere
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Windemere is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windemere
- Bayshore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bayshore is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayshore
- Murraysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Murraysville is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murraysville
- Kings Grant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kings Grant is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
- Smith Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Smith Creek is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Creek
- Seagate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Seagate is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagate
- Wrightsville Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkland is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Wilmington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wrightsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
- Masonboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Masonboro is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonboro
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hightsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hightsville is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightsville
- Brown Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Town is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Castle Hayne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Skippers Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Skippers Corner is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skippers Corner
- Belville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Belville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,135 people
- Silver Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Lake is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Myrtle Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Myrtle Grove is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove
- Hampstead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Topsail
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Topsail is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsail
- Navassa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Navassa is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
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 New Hanover 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 first visit 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 North Carolina:
- Pages specific to New Hanover 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 #992841 (Prospect Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #992841 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: New Hanover
- Est. Elev: 13 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Scotts Hill
- Location given for Prospect Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.2643362 Lon: -77.8247054
- 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 New Hanover, 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |