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A visit to the Prospect Hill 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 Prospect Hill Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prospect Hill Cemetery

Lat:   42.3532°   (42° 21' 11")

Lon:   -90.3767°   (-90° 22' 36")

The Prospect Hill Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County<1>.

The county seat for Jo Daviess County is located in Galena. Galena lies just to the north northwest of the Prospect Hill Cemetery .

Name Variations for Prospect Hill Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Prospect Hill Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Prospect Hill Methodist Episcopalian Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> of the Prospect Hill Cemetery.<3>

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

  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
  • Efferding Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Efferding Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Efferding Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Efferding Cemetery is located in Jackson County (IA)
  • Federman Farms Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Federman Farms Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Federman Farms Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Federman Farms Cemetery is located in Jackson County (IA)
  • Weinert Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weinert Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weinert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Weinert Cemetery is located in Jackson County (IA)
  • Spruce Creek Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
  • Old City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old City Cemetery is located in Jackson County (IA)
  • Log Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Log Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Log Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Log Church Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
  • Weston Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Weston Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
  • St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery is located in Jackson County (IA)
  • Miners Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miners Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miners Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Miners Chapel Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Federman Farm Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Federman Farm Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Federman Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Federman Farm Cemetery is located in Jackson County (IA)
    • St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • North Spruce Creek Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Spruce Creek Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Spruce Creek Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Spruce Creek Church Cemetery is located in Jackson County (IA)
    • Potter Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Potter Cemetery is located in Jackson County (IA)
    • Daugherty Farm Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daugherty Farm Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daugherty Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Daugherty Farm Cemetery is located in Jackson County (IA)
    • Palmer Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palmer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Palmer Cemetery is located in Jackson County (IA)
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Jackson County (IA)
    • Bellevue Presbyterian Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bellevue Presbyterian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bellevue Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bellevue Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Jackson County (IA)
    • St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Singers Catholic Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Singers Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Singers Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Singers Catholic Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County

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 Hill Cemetery.

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

  • Aiken
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Smiths
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smiths. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths
    • Smiths is located in Jackson County (IA)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Smiths
    • From the Prospect Hill Cemetery to Smiths
  • Bremen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Galena Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • North Bellevue
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Galena
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bellevue
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
    • Bellevue is located in Jackson County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,185 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <7>
  • Hanover
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
    • Hanover is located in Jo Daviess County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <7>
  • Elizabeth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
    • Elizabeth is located in Jo Daviess County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <7>
  • Saint Donatus
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Wilkins
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Scales Mound
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scales Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scales Mound
    • Scales Mound is located in Jo Daviess County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scales Mound <7>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Massey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Massey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey
      • Massey is located in Dubuque County (IA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Massey
      • From the Prospect Hill Cemetery to Massey
    • Hazel Green
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel Green have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
      • Hazel Green is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
    • White Oak
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • New Diggings
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Menominee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Menominee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menominee
      • Menominee is located in Jo Daviess County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Menominee
      • From the Prospect Hill Cemetery to Menominee
    • La Motte
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Motte have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Motte
      • La Motte is located in Jackson County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Motte <7>
    • Springbrook
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
      • Springbrook is located in Jackson County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springbrook <7>
    • Blackhawk
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Island
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
      • Green Island is located in Jackson County (IA)
    • Arnold
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Etna
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Etna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
      • Etna is located in Lafayette County (WI)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Etna
      • From the Prospect Hill Cemetery to Etna
    • Cattese
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Benton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
      • Benton is located in Lafayette County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
    • Fort Gratiot ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 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 Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jo Daviess County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bellevue
  • Benton
  • Elizabeth
  • Galena
    • Galena lies 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Prospect Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Galena.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Hill 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 Prospect Hill Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #416241  (Prospect Hill Methodist Episcopalian Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #416241 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: Bellevue
    • County: Jo Daviess         Elev: 323
    • Location given for GNIS #416241 (Prospect Hill Methodist Episcopalian Cemetery)

The official website for Jo Daviess County: www.jodaviess.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Jo Daviess, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Prospect Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3532, Longitude: -90.3767    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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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