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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:   32.8912°   (32° 53' 28")

Lon:   -95.8116°   (-95° 48' 41")

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

The county seat for Rains County is located in Emory. Emory lies just to the east southeast of the Prospect Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Prospect Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Prairie Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Prairie Grove Cemetery is located in Rains County
  • Coats Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coats Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coats Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Coats Cemetery is located in Rains County
  • Worcester - Cooper Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Worcester - Cooper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Worcester - Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Worcester - Cooper Cemetery is located in Rains County
  • Woosley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woosley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woosley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Woosley Cemetery is located in Rains County
  • Smyrna Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smyrna Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smyrna Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smyrna Church Cemetery is located in Rains County
  • Bishop Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bishop Family Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bishop Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The Bishop Family Cemetery is located in Rains County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2381249 <6>
  • Rocky Point Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Point Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rocky Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rocky Point Cemetery is located in Rains County
  • Danley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Danley Cemetery is located in Rains County
  • Forbis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forbis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forbis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Forbis Cemetery is located in Rains County
  • Benton Hill / Richmond Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Richland - Benton Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richland - Benton Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richland - Benton Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Richland - Benton Hill Cemetery is located in Rains County
  • Campbell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Rains County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Robertson / Henrys Chapel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Daugherty Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daugherty Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daugherty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Daugherty Cemetery is located in Rains County
    • Parks Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Parks Cemetery is located in Rains County
    • Lone Star Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Star Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Rains County
    • Bellah Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bellah Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bellah Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • The Bellah Cemetery is located in Rains County
      • The Bellah Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bellah - Hoyt - Humphrey Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2370448 <6>
    • Clark Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clark Cemetery is located in Rains County
    • Lynch Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lynch Cemetery is located in Rains County
    • Shook Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shook Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shook Cemetery is located in Rains County
    • Trumble Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trumble Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trumble Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Trumble Cemetery is located in Rains County
    • Turner Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Turner Cemetery is located in Rains County
    • Clifton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clifton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clifton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clifton Cemetery is located in Rains County
    • Hill Pippin Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Pippin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Pippin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hill Pippin Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
    • Montgomery Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montgomery Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montgomery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Hopkins County

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]<3> of the Prospect Cemetery.

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

  • Emory
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Flats
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flats
    • Flats is located in Rains County
  • East Tawakoni
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Tawakoni have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawakoni
    • East Tawakoni is located in Rains County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
  • Bonanza
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Miller Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Hooker Ridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Ridge
    • Hooker Ridge is located in Rains County
  • Gunter
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gunter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter
    • Gunter is located in Wood County
  • Lone Oak
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
    • Lone Oak is located in Hunt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Oak <7>
  • West Tawakoni
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Tawakoni have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tawakoni
    • West Tawakoni is located in Hunt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
  • Alba
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Divide
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
    • Divide is located in Hopkins County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Edgewood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Yantis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yantis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yantis
      • Yantis is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yantis <7>
    • Palestine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palestine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
      • Palestine is located in Hopkins County
    • Fruitvale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Tazewell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
      • Tazewell is located in Hopkins County
    • Hawk Cove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawk Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Cove
      • Hawk Cove is located in Hunt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
    • Grand Saline
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Brashear
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Weiland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiland
      • Weiland is located in Hunt County
    • Cumby
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumby
      • Cumby is located in Hopkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumby <7>
    • Wills Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dixon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Dixon is located in Hunt County
    • Boles Home
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles Home
      • Boles Home is located in Hunt County

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 Rains 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 start with 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 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 #1344590  (Prospect Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1344590 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: Emory North
    • County: Rains         Elev: 153
    • Location given for GNIS #1344590 (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 Rains, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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: 32.8912, Longitude: -95.8116       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>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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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