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:
42.1073, -76.4577
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 Tioga County<2>.
The county seat for Tioga County is located in Owego. Owego lies 9 miles [14.5 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 30 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.
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- North Barton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The North Barton Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Barton Cemetery
- Barton Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Halsey Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Beaver Meadows Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lockwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lockwood Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood Cemetery
- Tallmadge Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barton Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- Asbury Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Smithboro Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Price - Simcoe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Nichols Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- Smithboro Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Smithboro Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithboro Cemetery
- Light Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Light Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Cemetery
- Tioga Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Tioga Center Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga Center Cemetery
- Germany Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Germany Hill Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germany Hill Cemetery
- Schumacher Road Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baptist Corners Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Old Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Old Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Westbrook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Westbrook Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Cemetery
- Rumsey - Getman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Waverly Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The East Waverly Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Waverly Cemetery
- Emory Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Old Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Old Lounsberry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ferris Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Ferris Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris Cemetery
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:
- Lockwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Barton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Smithboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hoopers Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hoopers Valley is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Valley
- Owens Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Owens Mills is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Mills
- Spencer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Waverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nichols
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lounsberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lounsberry is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lounsberry
- Van Etten
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Candor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Candor is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Candor
- Sayre
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sayre is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,338 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <6>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Owego
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hamar Estates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hamar Estates is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamar Estates
- Chemung
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Spencer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- North Spencer is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spencer
- Candor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Athens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- East Nichols
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Nichols is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nichols
- Vawter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Vawter is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vawter
- Weltonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Weltonville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weltonville
- Erin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Owego
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Owego is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Owego
- Bumpville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bumpville is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpville
- Gaskill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gaskill is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskill
- West Newark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Newark is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newark
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 Tioga County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prospect Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Athens lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Prospect Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Athens.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Candor
- Candor lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Prospect Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Candor.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- Nichols
- Owego
- Sayre
- Sayre lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Prospect Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sayre.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
- Spencer
- Waverly
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 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 Tioga 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 #961178 (Prospect Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #961178 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: Tioga
- Est. Elev: 478 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Barton
- Location given for Prospect Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.1072964 Lon: -76.4577183
- 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 Tioga, 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- 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. |