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A visit to the Prosperity 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 Prosperity Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Prosperity 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 Prosperity Cemetery

Lat:   39.0142°   (39° 0' 51")

Lon:   -81.5240°   (-81° 31' 26")

The Prosperity Cemetery is located in Wirt County<2>.

The county seat for Wirt County is located in Elizabeth. Elizabeth lies just to the east northeast of the Prosperity Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Prosperity Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Gaites Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gaites Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gaites Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gaites Cemetery is located in Wirt County
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Wirt County
  • Sandy Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sandy Cemetery is located in Wirt County
  • Gridley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gridley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gridley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gridley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Union Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Wirt County
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Wirt County
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Wirt County
  • Gant Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gant Cemetery
    • The Gant Cemetery is located in Wirt County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gant Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Elizabeth.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78443 <5>
  • Limestone Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Limestone Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Limestone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Limestone Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Gates Ridge EUB Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gates Ridge EUB Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gates Ridge EUB Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gates Ridge EUB Church Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Archer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Archer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Archer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Archer Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Wirt County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Deem Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Deem Cemetery is located in Wirt County
    • Lowdell Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lowdell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lowdell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lowdell Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Anderson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Center Valley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Center Valley Cemetery is located in Wirt County
    • Pisgah Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pisgah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Wirt County
    • Sheppard Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheppard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheppard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sheppard Cemetery is located in Wirt County
    • Ott Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ott Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ott Cemetery is located in Wirt County
    • Central Church of Christ Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Church of Christ Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Central Church of Christ Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Central Church of Christ Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Shaffer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shaffer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shaffer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shaffer Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Cranesnest Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cranesnest Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cranesnest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cranesnest Cemetery is located in Wirt County

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 Prosperity Cemetery.

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

  • Windy
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
    • Windy is located in Wirt County
  • Peewee
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
    • Peewee is located in Wirt County
  • Garfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
    • Garfield is located in Jackson County
  • Medina
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Medina. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
    • Medina is located in Jackson County
  • Palestine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
    • Palestine is located in Wirt County
  • Elizabeth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Browning ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browning have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
    • Browning is located in Jackson County
  • Odaville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
    • Odaville is located in Jackson County
  • Liverpool
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
    • Liverpool is located in Jackson County
  • Lucile
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lucile. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
    • Lucile is located in Wirt County
  • Wilding
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
    • Wilding is located in Jackson County
  • Meadowdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Meadowdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
    • Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Reedy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
      • Reedy is located in Roane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
    • Newark
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Newark is located in Wirt County
    • Slate
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
      • Slate is located in Wood County
    • Leachtown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leachtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
      • Leachtown is located in Wood County
    • Willowdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willowdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
      • Willowdale is located in Jackson County
    • Sandyville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Burning Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
      • Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
    • Greencastle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
      • Greencastle is located in Wirt County
    • Mineral Acres
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
      • Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
    • Mineral Wells
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Skull Run
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Skull Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
      • Skull Run is located in Jackson County
    • Sherman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
      • Sherman is located in Jackson County
    • Ravenswood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant View
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
      • Pleasant View is located in Wood County
    • Millard
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
      • Millard is located in Roane County
    • Freeport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
      • Freeport is located in Wirt County
    • Kanawha
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
      • Kanawha is located in Wood County
    • Portland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)

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 Prosperity Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wirt County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prosperity Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Elizabeth
  • Ravenswood
  • Reedy
    • Reedy lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Prosperity Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Reedy.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy

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 Prosperity 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 Prosperity Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1678776  (Prosperity Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1678776 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: Rockport
    • County: Wirt         Elev: 323
    • Location given for GNIS #1678776 (Prosperity Cemetery)

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.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 West Virginia's counties, including Wirt, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Prosperity Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0142, Longitude: -81.5240       In this case, the coordinates for the Prosperity 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>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>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.
<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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