A visit to the Prospect Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Prospect Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Prospect Cemetery (FG ID #6191).
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:
32.3401, -95.0436
Note: While we are using the above GPS location for the Prospect Cemetery, it has not been verified and we are uncertain about its accuracy - use with caution.
The Prospect Cemetery is located 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east of Tyler.
The cemetery is located in Smith County<3>.
The county seat for Smith County is located in Tyler. Tyler lies 15 miles [24.1 km] to the west 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 22 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.
- Mauldin Memorial Garden (African-American)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Henry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- Gabriel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bacon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Curtis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- El Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The El Bethel Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Bethel Cemetery
- Fortson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Fortson Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortson Cemetery
- Florey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Florey Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florey Cemetery
- Kilgore Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Old Hopewell Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hopewell Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Holt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Holt Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holt Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north of Arp.
- The Holt Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4321 <1>
- Lawrence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Home Cemetery (African-American)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Britton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Britton Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton Cemetery
- Choice Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Choice Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice Cemetery
- Goodman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Goodman Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman Cemetery
- Oliver's Chapel Cemetery (African-American)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mason Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Overton City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Prospect Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prospect Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jamestown ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Browning
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Overton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Chapel Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
- Arp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sexton City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sexton City is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton City
- New London
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Laird Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Omen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Starrville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Sinclair City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sinclair City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wright City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wright City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
- Kilgore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Selman City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Turnertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Friars
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jacobs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pirtle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Winona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehouse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Joinerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Danville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Troup
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rolling Meadows
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Gladewater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Smith County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prospect Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arp
- Arp lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the South (S) of the Prospect Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Arp.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Overton
- Whitehouse
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 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 Smith 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #6191
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1344589 (Prospect Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1344589 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: Smith
- Est. Elev: 169 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hope Pond
- Location given for Prospect Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.3398732 Lon: -95.0429981
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Smith, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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. |