A visit to the Mount 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. 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 Mt. Prospect Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Prospect Hill Cemetery:
39.5434, -77.4214
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Prospect Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Prospect Hill Cemetery is located in Frederick County<2>.
The county seat for Frederick County is located in Frederick. Frederick lies just to the south of the Mt. Prospect Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Prospect Hill 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 Mt. Prospect Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Prospect Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mountaindale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Mountaindale Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaindale Cemetery
- Utica Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Utica Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica Cemetery
- The Utica Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Paul's Cemetery
- St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1988214 <5>
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Resthaven Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Union Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Bethel Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Bethel Cemetery
- Brook Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Brook Hill Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Hill Cemetery
- Glade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grossnickles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Grossnickles Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grossnickles Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Israel Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Israel Creek Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Israel Creek Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harlan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Harlan Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Graceham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Graceham Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceham Cemetery
- Blue Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wellers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Wellers Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellers Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wellers Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Thurmont.
- The Wellers Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wellers United Brethren Church Cemetery
- Wellers UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81757 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Prospect Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Prospect Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mountaindale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mountaindale is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaindale
- Catoctin Furnace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Catoctin Furnace is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoctin Furnace
- Charlesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Charlesville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Creagerstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Creagerstown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creagerstown
- Yellow Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs
- Green Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Jimtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jimtown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Walkersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Colony Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Colony Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Village
- Woodsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Thurmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clover Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clover Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Discovery - Spring Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glade Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glade Town is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Town
- Deerfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deerfield is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Rocky Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Antietam Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Antietam Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam Village
- Fredericktowne Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Daysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Daysville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
- New Midway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Midway is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Midway
- Myersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Braddock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Braddock is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braddock
- Woodlawn Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Village
- Frederick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Frederick is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
- Former names for Frederick:
- Frederick City
- Frederick Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <6>
- Monocacy Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Monocacy Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy Village
- Centerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Ladiesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- Pleasant Walk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Walk is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Walk
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 Mt. Prospect Hill Cemetery. The following communities are located in Frederick County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Prospect Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Mt. Prospect Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maryland:
- Pages specific to Frederick 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 Mt. Prospect Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1711435 (Mount Prospect Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1711435 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: Frederick
- Est. Elev: 140 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Catoctin Furnace
- Location given for Mount Prospect Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5434335 Lon: -77.4213748
- 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 Maryland's counties, including Frederick, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mt. Prospect Hill 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. |