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A visit to the Prospect Hill Cemetery ...


The location of the Prospect Hill Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<1>


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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Prospect Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

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

Lat:   43.4123°   (43° 24' 44")

Lon:   -70.9837°   (-70° 59' 1")

The Prospect Hill Cemetery is located in Strafford County<2>.

The county seat for Strafford County is located in Dover. Dover lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Prospect Hill Cemetery .

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 either 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 New Hampshire:
  • Pages specific to Strafford County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Prospect Hill Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 29 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.

    • Milton
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Strafford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,614 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <4>
    • North Rochester
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
      • North Rochester is located in Strafford County
    • Farmington
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Place
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
      • Place is located in Strafford County
    • East Rochester
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
      • East Rochester is located in Strafford County
    • Lebanon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
      • Lebanon is located in York County (ME)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,435 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
    • Rochester
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Davis
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
      • Davis is located in Strafford County
    • Dexter Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter Corner
      • Dexter Corner is located in Strafford County
    • Strafford Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strafford Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Corner
      • Strafford Corner is located in Strafford County
    • Acton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
      • Acton is located in York County (ME)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,636 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Acton <4>
    • New Durham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Continue List   (17 more) ...
      • Sanford
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
        • Sanford is located in York County (ME)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,253 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanford <4>
      • Springvale
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Strafford
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Somersworth
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersworth
        • Somersworth is located in Strafford County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,286 people
        • Former names for Somersworth:
        • Great Falls
        • Summersworth
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somersworth <4>
      • Berwick
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Shapleigh
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shapleigh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shapleigh
        • Shapleigh is located in York County (ME)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,769 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shapleigh <4>
      • South Sanford
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Sanford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sanford
        • South Sanford is located in York County (ME)
      • Alton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
        • Alton is located in Belknap County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,364 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <4>
      • Barrington
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Wakefield
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • East Wakefield
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Alton Bay
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Bow Lake Village
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Lake Village
        • Bow Lake Village is located in Strafford County
        • Bow Lake Village has also been known as:
        • Bow Lake
      • Varney Crossing
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney Crossing
        • Varney Crossing is located in York County (ME)
      • North Berwick
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Alfred
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred
        • Alfred is located in York County (ME)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,142 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alfred <4>
      • South Wolfeboro
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wolfeboro
        • South Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County

    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 Strafford County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Prospect Hill Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Hayes Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hayes Cemetery is located in Strafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayes Cemetery
    • Joseph Walker Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Joseph Walker Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Joseph Walker Cemetery is located in Strafford County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Joseph Walker Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Milton.
      • The Joseph Walker Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Walker Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joseph Walker Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2356717 <7>
    • Camp Hill Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Camp Hill Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Camp Hill Cemetery is located in York County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Hill Cemetery
    • Twombly Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Nutes Ridge Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nutes Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nutes Ridge Cemetery is located in Strafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nutes Ridge Cemetery
    • Wentworth Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wentworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wentworth Cemetery is located in Strafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wentworth Cemetery
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Whitehouse Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitehouse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Whitehouse Cemetery is located in Strafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitehouse Cemetery
    • Forest Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Forest Grove Cemetery is located in York County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Grove Cemetery
    • Milton Mills Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milton Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Milton Mills Cemetery is located in Strafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milton Mills Cemetery
    • Cold Springs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cold Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cold Springs Cemetery is located in Strafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cold Springs Cemetery
    • New Cold Spring Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The New Cold Spring Cemetery is located in Strafford County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Cold Spring Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of East Rochester.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Cold Spring Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Kimball Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kimball Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Kimball Cemetery is located in Strafford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kimball Cemetery
      • Old Town Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Town Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Town Cemetery is located in Strafford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Town Cemetery
      • Rochester Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rochester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rochester Cemetery is located in Strafford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rochester Cemetery
      • Cimetiere Du Ste. Rosaire Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cimetiere Du Ste. Rosaire Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cimetiere Du Ste. Rosaire Cemetery is located in Strafford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cimetiere Du Ste. Rosaire Cemetery
      • St. Marys Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Strafford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Berry Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Lovell Lake Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • William Gray Family Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Haven Hill Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haven Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Haven Hill Cemetery is located in Strafford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haven Hill Cemetery
      • Allen Burying Ground
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Allen Burying Ground. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • The Allen Burying Ground is located in Strafford County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Allen Burying Ground is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Rochester.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Burying Ground
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2420333 <7>

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 #869375  (Prospect Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #869375 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: Milton
      • County: Strafford         Elev: 143
      • Location given for GNIS #869375 (Prospect Hill Cemetery)

    The official website for Strafford County: www.co.strafford.nh.us/

    The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.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 New Hampshire's counties, including Strafford, 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 drawn 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: 43.4123, Longitude: -70.9837       In this case, the coordinates for the Prospect Hill Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <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>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.




 

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