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:
43.9776, -73.1059
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 Addison County<2>.
The county seat for Addison County is located in Middlebury. Middlebury lies just to the 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 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Prospect Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prospect Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Seeley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Seeley Cemetery is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seeley Cemetery
- Foote Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Foote Street Cemetery is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foote Street Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Gea Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Gea Cemetery is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gea Cemetery
- Gee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Gee Cemetery is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gee Cemetery
- Old Middlebury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Washington Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cooks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cooks Cemetery is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Cemetery
- Cushman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cushman Cemetery is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman Cemetery
- Case Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Case Street Cemetery is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Case Street Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The West Cemetery is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- The West Cemetery has also been known as:
- Middlebury Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104315 <5>
- Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Marys Cemetery is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- West Salisbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nabby Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Nabby Cooper Cemetery is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nabby Cooper Cemetery
- Salisbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Salisbury Cemetery is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Cemetery
- Munger Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Central Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Central Cemetery is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
- Village Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Village Cemetery is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Cemetery
- Galvin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Galvin Cemetery is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvin Cemetery
- St. Therese Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Therese Cemetery is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Therese Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Middlebury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Middlebury is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,778 people
- Ripton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Salisbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Salisbury is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
- Middlebury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cornwall
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cornwall is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,198 people
- West Cornwall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Cornwall is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cornwall
- Ripton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ripton is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Leicester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Leicester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Leicester is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
- Weybridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Weybridge is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weybridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 827 people
- Leicester Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Leicester Junction is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester Junction
- Weybridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Weybridge is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weybridge
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Whiting
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whiting is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Whiting
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Haven is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
- Goshen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Richville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Richville is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- East Shoreham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Shoreham is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Shoreham
- New Haven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Forest Dale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Forest Dale is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Dale
- Hancock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hancock is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Lincoln
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,244 people
- Lincoln
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Lincoln
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Lincoln is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lincoln
- Bristol
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bristol is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,838 people
- Bristol
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bridport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 Prospect Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Vermont:
- Pages specific to Addison 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 #1461297 (Prospect Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1461297 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: Addison
- Est. Elev: 135 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: East Middlebury
- Location given for Prospect Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.9775608 Lon: -73.1059492
- 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 Vermont's counties, including Addison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- 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. |