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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Prospect Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prospect Cemetery

Lat:   30.4308°   (30° 25' 50")

Lon:   -96.9297°   (-96° 55' 46")

The Prospect Cemetery is located in Lee County<2>.

The county seat for Lee County is located in Giddings. Giddings lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south of the Prospect Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Prospect Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prospect Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Lyles Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lyles Cemetery is located in Lee County
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • German Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The German Cemetery is located in Lee County
  • Leo Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leo Cemetery
    • The Leo Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • The Leo Cemetery has also been known as:
    • New Bethel Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5538 <5>
  • Scott Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Scott Cemetery is located in Lee County
  • Copperas Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Copperas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Copperas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Copperas Cemetery is located in Lee County
  • Hranice Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hranice Cemetery
    • The Hranice Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hranice Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Old Dime Box.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4391 <5>
  • Belltown Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belltown Cemetery
    • The Belltown Cemetery is located in Burleson County
    • The Belltown Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bell Town Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2328 <5>
  • Porters Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Porters Chapel Cemetery
    • The Porters Chapel Cemetery is located in Burleson County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Porters Chapel Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of San Antonio Prairie.
    • The Porters Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Porters Prairie Chapel Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2266348 <5>
  • Mundine Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mundine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mundine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mundine Cemetery is located in Lee County
  • Germania Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Germania Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Germania Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Germania Cemetery is located in Lee County
  • Gloyna Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gloyna Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gloyna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gloyna Cemetery is located in Lee County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Forest Grove Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Beulah Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beulah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beulah Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • San Antonio Prairie Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Liberty Baptist Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Baptist Cemetery
      • The Liberty Baptist Cemetery is located in Burleson County
      • The Liberty Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cox Cemetery
      • Liberty Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3081 <5>
    • Black Jack Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Jack Cemetery
      • The Black Jack Cemetery is located in Burleson County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Black Jack Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east of Caldwell.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2147791 <5>
    • Sandy Point Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandy Point Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandy Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sandy Point Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Chriesman Chapel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chriesman Chapel Cemetery
      • The Chriesman Chapel Cemetery is located in Burleson County
      • The Chriesman Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Chriesman Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2897 <5>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 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.

  • Lexington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Old Dime Box
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dime Box
    • Old Dime Box is located in Lee County
  • Tanglewood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tanglewood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Tanglewood is located in Lee County
  • Dime Box
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hicks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hicks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
    • Hicks is located in Lee County
  • San Antonio Prairie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio Prairie
    • San Antonio Prairie is located in Burleson County
  • Loebau
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loebau
    • Loebau is located in Lee County
  • Fedor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fedor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedor
    • Fedor is located in Lee County
  • Lincoln
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Deanville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Blue
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
    • Blue is located in Lee County
  • Chriesman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Caldwell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Knobbs Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobbs Springs
      • Knobbs Springs is located in Lee County
    • Rockdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Frenstat
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenstat
      • Frenstat is located in Burleson County
    • Giddings
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Paige
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paige have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paige
      • Paige is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paige <6>
    • Milano
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milano have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milano
      • Milano is located in Milam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milano <6>

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 Lee County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prospect Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 helpful 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 Prospect Cemetery:

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 #1365806  (Prospect Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1365806 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Tanglewood
    • County: Lee         Elev: 133
    • Location given for GNIS #1365806 (Prospect Cemetery)

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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 Texas' counties, including Lee, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Prospect Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4308, Longitude: -96.9297       In this case, the coordinates for the Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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