A visit to the New 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 New Prospect Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the New Prospect Cemetery:
34.5188, -82.2348
The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Laurens County<1>.
The county seat for Laurens County is located in Laurens. Laurens lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east of the New Prospect Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the New Prospect Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the New Prospect Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from New Prospect Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Traynham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Traynham Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traynham Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Rabun Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Rabun Creek Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabun Creek Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Gaines Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Gaines Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Cemetery
- Princeton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Princeton Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Cemetery
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Bethel Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Bethel Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Columbia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Columbia Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Daventon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Daventon Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daventon Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Dials Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Dials Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dials Cemetery
- Babb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Babb Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babb Cemetery
- Shady Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Shady Oak Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oak Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Cooley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Cooley Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooley Cemetery
- Broadmouth Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Bolt Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Bolt Family Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt Family Cemetery
- Green Pond Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Green Pond Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah 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]<2> of the New Prospect Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from New Prospect Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Princeton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Princeton is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Simpson ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Simpson is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Green Pond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ware Shoals
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Gallagher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ekom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fork Shoals
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lickville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gray Court
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Honea Path
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Donalds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cold Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Laurens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fountain Inn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Belton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Due West
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hodges
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cokesbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cokesbury is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
- Collins Lakeside Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Simpsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pelzer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Williamston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Pelzer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Pelzer is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelzer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 953 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 New Prospect Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Laurens County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The New Prospect Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belton
- Donalds
- Due West
- Fountain Inn
- Laurens
- Pelzer
- Simpsonville
- Ware Shoals
- Williamston
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 New Prospect Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Laurens 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 New Prospect Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1234921 (New Prospect Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1234921 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: Laurens
- Est. Elev: 198 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hickory Tavern
- Location given for New Prospect Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5187287 Lon: -82.2351143
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Laurens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- New Prospect Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |