A visit to the Mount 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 Mt. Prospect Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Prospect Cemetery:
34.1027, -80.6765
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Prospect Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Prospect Cemetery is located in Kershaw County<2>.
The county seat for Kershaw County is located in Camden. Camden lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Mt. Prospect Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Prospect Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Mt. Prospect Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Prospect Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Concord Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Bardell Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bardell Graveyard is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardell Graveyard
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Old McGraw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Old McGraw Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old McGraw Cemetery
- Willow Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Willow Grove Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove Cemetery
- Salem Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Salem Church Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Church Cemetery
- The Salem Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Cemetery
- Boykin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Boykin Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin Cemetery
- Spears Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Spears Creek Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Spears Creek Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Patricks Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- McLeod Chapel UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Ft. Jackson National Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pilgrims Way Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jewish Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Jewish Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery
- Quaker Burying Ground
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Quaker Burying Ground is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Burying Ground
- The Quaker Burying Ground has also been known as:
- Quaker Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71114 <5>
- Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2146250 <5>
- Capernaum Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Capernaum Church Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capernaum Church Cemetery
- The Capernaum Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Temple of Yahshua Cemetery
- Logues Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Logues Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logues Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union 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 Mt. Prospect Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Prospect Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Spring Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
- Horatio
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rembert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lugoff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Elgin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Camden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Claremont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Claremont is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Log Town ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Log Town is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
- Stateburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stateburg is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stateburg
- Oakland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Woodfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Woodfield is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfield
- Lafayette Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lafayette Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Village
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bruner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bruner is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Eastover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dalzell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia Lakes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Arcadia Lakes is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
- Capitol View
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Capitol View is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol View
- Cherryvale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cherryvale is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
- Dentsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ravenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ravenwood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Hopkins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pinewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pinewood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
- Weston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Weston is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Wedgefield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shepard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shepard is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
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 Mt. Prospect Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kershaw County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Prospect Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Camden
- Camden lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Mt. Prospect Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Camden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Hopkins
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 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 Mt. Prospect Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Kershaw 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 Mt. Prospect Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1224789 (Mount Prospect Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1224789 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: Kershaw
- Est. Elev: 79 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Leesburg
- Location given for Mount Prospect Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.1026514 Lon: -80.6764731
- 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 South Carolina's counties, including Kershaw, 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- Mt. 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. |