A visit to the Prosperity 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 Prosperity Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prosperity Cemetery:
39.7556, -78.5161
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Prosperity Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Prosperity Cemetery is located in Bedford County<2>.
The county seat for Bedford County is located in Bedford. Bedford lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north of the Prosperity Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Prosperity Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Prosperity Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prosperity Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lashley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Lashley Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashley Cemetery
- Ruby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ruby Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby Cemetery
- Browning Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Oakdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- Robinette Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Robinette Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinette Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Gap Veterans Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Growden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Growden Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Growden Cemetery
- Green Meadow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fellowship & Union Cemeteries
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Robinette Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rush Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Rush Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Zion Park Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Rine Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Rine Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rine Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Roby Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Roby Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby Cemetery
- Dyche Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Dyche Cemetery is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyche Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- McKees Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The McKees Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKees Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Prosperity Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prosperity Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Flintstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beans Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beans Cove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Cove
- Rush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rush is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Town Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Town Creek is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Purcell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Purcell is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Rainsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rainsburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Robinsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Robinsonville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Little Orleans
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Orleans Cross Roads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Cooks Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cooks Mills is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
- Green Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Green Ridge is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Doe Gully
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Hyndman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stringtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stringtown is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Hansrote
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hansrote is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansrote
- Pearre
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pearre is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearre
- Woodmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
- Charlesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Charlesville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Ellerslie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ellerslie is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerslie
- Mount Savage Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Savage Junction is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage Junction
- Cumberland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Magnolia is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Corriganville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Corriganville is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriganville
- Shanty Town ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shanty Town is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
- Ridgeley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oldtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Keifers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Keifers is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keifers
- Paw Paw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ott Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ott Town is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott Town
- Bedford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fairhope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Prosperity Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bedford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prosperity Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bedford
- Cumberland
- Hyndman
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 websites either 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 Prosperity Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Bedford 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 Prosperity Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1184467 (Prosperity Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1184467 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: Bedford
- Est. Elev: 286 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Beans Cove
- Location given for Prosperity Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7556425 Lon: -78.516127
- 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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Bedford, 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- Prosperity 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 Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov. |
| <6> | 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. |
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