A visit to the Old 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 Old Prospect Cemetery ...
The Old Prospect Cemetery is located in Panola County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Centennial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Fourmile Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Fourmile Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Cemetery
- Fullalove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Fullalove Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullalove Cemetery
- Gary - Taylor Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gatlin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Gatlin Cemetery is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatlin Cemetery
- Hogeye Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Hogeye Cemetery is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogeye Cemetery
- Ingram Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Ingram Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Old Home Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Old Home Cemetery is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Home Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Price Cemetery is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Pyle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pyle Cemetery is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyle Cemetery
- Reeves Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Reeves Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Cemetery
- Restland Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Restland Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restland Cemetery
- Ruck Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Ruck Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruck Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Old Prospect Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Beckville
- Bethany
- Buncome
- Buncome is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncome
- Campti
- Campti is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campti
- Carthage
- Clayton
- De Berry
- Delray
- Delray is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
- Elysian Fields
- Gary City
- Gloster
- Grand Cane
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Haslam
- Haslam is located in Shelby County
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- Joaquin
- Keachi
- Keachi is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keachi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Logansport
- Longstreet
- Midyett
- Midyett is located in Panola County
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- Murvaul
- Murvaul is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murvaul
- Panola
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
- Screamerville is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
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- Spring Ridge
- Spring Ridge is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Ridge
- Stanley
- Stanley is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Tenaha
- Timpson
- Woods
- Woods is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
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 Old Prospect Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Panola County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Prospect Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beckville
- Carthage
- Grand Cane
- Logansport
- Tenaha
- Timpson
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Old Prospect Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Panola 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 Old Prospect Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1364461 (Old Prospect Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1364461 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: Panola
- Est. Elev: 67 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Old Center
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Panola, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Old Prospect Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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