A visit to the Prospect Hill Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Prospect Hill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Prospect Hill Cemetery (FG ID #101200).
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 Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prospect Hill Cemetery:
41.2781, -95.9601
The Prospect Hill Cemetery is located in Douglas County<2>.
The county seat for Douglas County is located in Omaha. Omaha lies just to the west southwest of the Prospect Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Prospect Hill Cemetery.
Establishment of the Prospect Hill Cemetery ...
The Prospect Hill Cemetery was founded in 1858.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Prospect Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prospect Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Hill Jewish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Golden Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mormon Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Springwell Danish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Servants of Mary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bohemian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The West Lawn Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lawn Cemetery
- Westlawn - Hillcrest Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Potters Field
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ressurection Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Graceland Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Mary Magdalene Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Prospect Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prospect Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Carter Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Omaha
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Home Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Council Bluffs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Briggs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Briggs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
- Irvington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ralston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- La Vista
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Avery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Avery is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Chautauqua
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Boys Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Portal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Portal is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
- Papillion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gilmore is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Bellevue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Millard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chalco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Honey Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Honey Creek is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Fort Calhoun
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Weston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bennington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Richfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dumfries
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Douglas 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
- Bennington
- Boys Town
- Council Bluffs
- Fort Calhoun
- Millard
- Omaha
- Omaha lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Prospect Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Omaha.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Papillion
- Ralston
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 Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Douglas 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 Hill Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #101200
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #832401 (Prospect Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #832401 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: Douglas
- Est. Elev: 372 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Omaha North
- Location given for Prospect Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.2780538 Lon: -95.9597368
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Douglas, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |