A visit to the New 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 New Prospect Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the New Prospect Cemetery:
37.0885, -79.2978
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the New Prospect Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County<2>.
The county seat for Pittsylvania County is located in Chatham. Chatham lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the south southwest of the New Prospect Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the New Prospect Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the New Prospect Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from New Prospect Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Green Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Hermon Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hermon Cemetery
- Old Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Bethany Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethany Cemetery
- Altavista Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Vaughn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
- Independence Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stone Road Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Stone Road Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Road Cemetery
- Midway Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Leftwich Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Leftwich Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich Cemetery
- Winfall Church of God of Prophecy Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Winfall Church of God of Prophecy Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfall Church of God of Prophecy Cemetery
- The Winfall Church of God of Prophecy Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Baptist Chapel Cemetery
- Pines Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Pines Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pines Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pines Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Gretna.
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Burch Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Thomas Family Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Mulberry Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mulberry Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- St. John Baptist Church Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rock Pike Baptist Church Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Thomas Chapel Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the New Prospect Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from New Prospect Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hurt
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hurt is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurt <6>
- Altavista
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lynch Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lynch Station is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Station
- Brutus
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brutus is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brutus
- Leesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Leesville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Renan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Renan is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renan
- Gretna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Huddleston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Chalk Level
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chalk Level is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
- Cody
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cody is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
- Gladys
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Yellow Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Branch is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Branch
- Whittles
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Whittles is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittles
- Whittles has also been known as:
- Whittle's Depot
- Whittle's Station
- Sonans
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sonans is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonans
- Markham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Markham is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham
- Melrose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Melrose is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Sheva
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sheva is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheva
- Riceville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Riceville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Lawyers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lawyers is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
- Bedford Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bedford Springs is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Springs
- Mount Zion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Timberlake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Timberlake is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Transco Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Transco Village is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transco Village
- Java
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Java is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Leda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leda is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leda
- Rustburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Powhatan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Powhatan is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
- Davis Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
- Radford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
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 New Prospect Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pittsylvania County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The New Prospect Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altavista
- Gretna
- Gretna lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the New Prospect Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gretna.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
- Hurt
- Hurt lies less than 2 miles<3> to the North (N) of the New Prospect Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hurt.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
- Rustburg
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 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 New Prospect Cemetery:
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- Pages specific to Pittsylvania 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 New Prospect Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1738206 (New Prospect Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1738206 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: Pittsylvania
- Est. Elev: 223 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Altavista
- Location given for New Prospect Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0884758 Lon: -79.2978015
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Pittsylvania, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New 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> | 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. |