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:
35.8137, -83.8010
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 Blount County<2>.
The county seat for Blount County is located in Maryville. Maryville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west 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 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Prospect Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prospect Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Eusebia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Eusebia Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eusebia Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Cedar Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Cedar Grove Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Union Temple Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Temple Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Temple Cemetery
- Oak View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak View Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak View Cemetery
- Cold Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Cold Springs Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs Cemetery
- Ellejoy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Ellejoy Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellejoy Cemetery
- Nails Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Nails Creek Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nails Creek Cemetery
- Old Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Headrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Headrick Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headrick Cemetery
- Rhea Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rhea Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhea Cemetery
- Central Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Slave Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Slave Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slave Cemetery
- Logans Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Keebles Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dripping Springs MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Dripping Springs MB Church Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs MB Church Cemetery
- The Dripping Springs MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dripping Springs Church Cemetery
- Knob Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Knob Creek Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek Cemetery
- Atchley Seymour Memory Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Hills Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cruze Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cruze Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruze Cemetery
- McCammon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The McCammon Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCammon Cemetery
- Centennial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Centennial Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Branch MB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dupont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Dupont Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont Cemetery
- Chilhowee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Chilhowee Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- Wildwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wildwood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Dupont
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dupont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Seaton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Seaton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Seymour
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shooks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shooks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
- Bonny Kate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bonny Kate is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Kate
- Rockford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rockford is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Eagleton Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Eagleton Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,052 people
- Oak City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Colonial Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Chelsey Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chelsey Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsey Village
- Townsend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Whites Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whites Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village
- Waldens Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Arrowhead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arrowhead is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Alcoa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Maryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wear Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wear Valley is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Valley
- Riverdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Riverdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Red Bank
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Red Bank is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Boyds Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Peters Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peters Mill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
- Knoxville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sixmile
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sixmile is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
- Park City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Park City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Pigeon Forge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sevierville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Catlettsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Marble City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marble City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
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 Blount County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prospect Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Knoxville
- Maryville
- Pigeon Forge
- Sevierville
- Seymour
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Prospect Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Blount 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 #1642511 (Prospect Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1642511 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: Blount
- Est. Elev: 300 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wildwood
- Location given for Prospect Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8136971 Lon: -83.8010091
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Blount, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |