A visit to the Prospect Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Prospect Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Prospect Cemetery (FG ID #1432667)
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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
Lat: 43.0380° (43° 2' 16")
Lon: -71.0842° (-71° 5' 3")
The Prospect Cemetery is located in Rockingham County<2>.
The county seat for Rockingham County is located in Exeter. Exeter lies just to the east southeast of the Prospect Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Prospect Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prospect Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Quaker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Quaker Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
- Sleeper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sleeper Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sleeper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sleeper Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
- Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wiggin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hodgdon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Plumer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plumer Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plumer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Plumer Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
- Ladd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rollins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Blake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Epping Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Burley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Cilley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rollins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gove Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sanborn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Latour Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence Yard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawrence Yard Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawrence Yard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lawrence Yard Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
- South Side Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Nottingham Square Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lovering Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lovering Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lovering Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lovering Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
- Doe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doe Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Doe Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
- Wiggin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Prospect Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prospect Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Epping
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Brentwood Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fremont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glenmere Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Nottingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Raymond
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Raymond is located in Rockingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,573 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <7>
- Lee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Lee is located in Strafford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,597 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <7>
- Kingston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Exeter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Danville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Kingston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stratham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Newmarket
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Candia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Monahan Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kensington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kensington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington
- Kensington is located in Rockingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,090 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kensington <7>
- Durham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- James City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
- James City is located in Rockingham County
- Deerfield Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Northwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hampstead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Hampton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nason Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Northwood Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sanborn Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Greenland is located in Rockingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,114 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenland <7>
- Barrington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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 Rockingham County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prospect Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Danville
- Durham
- Exeter
- Greenland
- Lee
- Lee lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Prospect Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lee.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Newmarket
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 New Hampshire:
- Pages specific to Rockingham County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Prospect Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 #1914468 (Prospect Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1914468 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Epping
- County: Rockingham Elev: 61
- Location given for GNIS #1914468 (Prospect Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1432667
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Rockingham County: www.co.rockingham.nh.us/
The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Hampshire's counties, including Rockingham, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Prospect Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0380, Longitude: -71.0842 |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |