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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. 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:

42.3128, -75.3861

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Prospect Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

The county seat for Delaware County is located in Delhi. Delhi lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the east of the Prospect Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Prospect Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Prospect Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • East Guilford Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The East Guilford Cemetery is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Guilford Cemetery
  • Pearsall Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Pearsall Cemetery is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearsall Cemetery
  • Evergreen Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Chestnut Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Chestnut Hill Cemetery is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill Cemetery
  • Curtis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Curtis Cemetery is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Cemetery
  • Presbyterian Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presbyterian Cemetery
  • Beech Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Beech Hill Cemetery is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
  • Rogers Hollow Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Rogers Hollow Cemetery is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Hollow Cemetery
  • Foote Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Foote Cemetery is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foote Cemetery
  • Ives Settlement Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Cooper Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Cooper Cemetery is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
    • Greenlawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
    • Bennettsville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bennettsville Cemetery is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville Cemetery
    • Lower East Masonville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Yaleville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Yaleville Cemetery is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaleville Cemetery
    • Highland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Highland Cemetery is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
    • Guilford Center Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • West Bainbridge Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Olmsted Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Olmsted Cemetery is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmsted Cemetery
    • East Sidney Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The East Sidney Cemetery is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sidney Cemetery
    • Unadilla Center Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Maplewood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Maplewood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Mount Upton.
      • The Maplewood Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Maple Wood Cemetery
      • Mt. Upton Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65218 <5>

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]<3> of the Prospect Hill Cemetery.

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

  • Sidney
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • East Guilford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • East Guilford is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Guilford
  • Unadilla
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Bainbridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Masonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sidney Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Yaleville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Yaleville is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaleville
  • Tacoma
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Tacoma is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
  • Mount Upton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Union Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Union Valley is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
  • Wells Bridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Copes Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Copes Corner is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copes Corner
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Guilford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • West Bainbridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • West Bainbridge is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bainbridge
    • Afton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Youmans Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Youmans Corner is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youmans Corner
    • Merrickville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Merrickville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrickville
    • Lathams Corners
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Lathams Corners is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathams Corners
    • China
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • China is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
    • Franklin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Gilbertsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Nineveh Junction
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Nineveh Junction is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nineveh Junction
    • Barbourville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Barbourville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbourville
    • Otego
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Nineveh
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Haynes
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Haynes is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes

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 Delaware County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 professional and volunteer 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 New York:
  • Pages specific to Delaware 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 GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2496807  (Prospect Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2496807 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: Delaware
      • Est. Elev: 326 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Sidney
      • Location given for Prospect Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.3127778     Lon: -75.3861111
      • 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 New York's counties, including Delaware, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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>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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