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:
30.7296, -96.9136
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 Milam County<2>.
The county seat for Milam County is located in Cameron. Cameron lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northwest 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 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Prospect Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prospect Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Griffin Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sanders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Sandy Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sandy Creek Cemetery is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek Cemetery
- Santana Ruize Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wolf Cemetery is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Cemetery
- Westbrook - Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shelton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Minerva - Midway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- San Antonio Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The San Antonio Cemetery is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio Cemetery
- Hanged Man's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hanged Man's Cemetery is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanged Man's Cemetery
- Winston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Winston Cemetery is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- San Jose - Witcher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stewart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Tomacik Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Tomacik Cemetery is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomacik Cemetery
- Lee Garden Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery
- East Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The East Lawn Cemetery is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lawn Cemetery
- New East Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
- Old Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- Sand Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Sand Point Cemetery is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Point Cemetery
- Tyson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Tyson Cemetery is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson Cemetery
- Jeter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Jeter Cemetery is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeter Cemetery
- Ledbetter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Ledbetter Cemetery is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter Cemetery
- Little Rocky Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Little Rocky Cemetery is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rocky Cemetery
- Philips Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Philips Cemetery is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philips Cemetery
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:
- Milano
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Minerva
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Minerva is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Rockdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marlow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Marlow is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Cameron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tracy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tracy is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Chriesman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gause
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Maysfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Silver City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Silver City is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Hicks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hicks is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
- Branchville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Branchville is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Tanglewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tanglewood is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Port Sullivan ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Port Sullivan is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sullivan
- Jones Prairie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jones Prairie is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Prairie
- Buckholts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crossroads is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Caldwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Thorndale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
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 Milam County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prospect Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Buckholts
- Caldwell
- Cameron
- Gause
- Gause lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Prospect Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gause.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gause
- Hearne
- Thorndale
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 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:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Milam 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 #1365807 (Prospect Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1365807 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: Milam
- Est. Elev: 125 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rockdale East
- Location given for Prospect Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.7296386 Lon: -96.9135936
- 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 Texas' counties, including Milam, 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' (or 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. |