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:
36.6148, -82.6093
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 Scott County<2>.
The county seat for Scott County is located in Gate City. Gate City lies just to the northeast 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 23 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Prospect Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prospect Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wolfe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Wolfe Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe Cemetery
- Haynes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Haynes Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Cemetery
- Hash Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hash Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hash Cemetery
- Cloud Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Cloud Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Wolfe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- West End Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Peters Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Cemetery
- Shelton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Sivert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Sivert Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivert Cemetery
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- Sivert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Sivert Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivert Cemetery
- Francisco Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Francisco Cemetery is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco Cemetery
- Sensabaugh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Sensabaugh Cemetery is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sensabaugh Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Click Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Click Cemetery is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Click Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Akard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Akard Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akard Cemetery
- Wilhem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Wilhem Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhem Cemetery
- Holston View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Holston View Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston View Cemetery
- Hobston View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hobston View Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobston View Cemetery
- Estill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
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:
- Yuma
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Yuma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Frisco
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Frisco is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Frisco
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Greenvale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Morrison City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Morrison City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison City
- Weber City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Weber City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Gate City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beartown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Rotherwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
- Cherokee Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Mount Carmel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Block City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Green Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Borden Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Borden Village is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
- Kingsport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Horace ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Bloomingdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Kermit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kermit is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
- Beechwood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
- Church Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Orebank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Orebank is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orebank
- Hiltons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Snowflake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Clinchport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clinchport is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
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 Scott County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prospect Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinchport
- Gate City
- Kingsport
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 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 Virginia:
- Pages specific to Scott 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 #1498153 (Prospect Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1498153 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: Scott
- Est. Elev: 396 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kingsport
- Location given for Prospect Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6148217 Lon: -82.6093217
- 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 Scott, 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- 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. |