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A visit to the Prospect 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 Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave<1> website: The Prospect Cemetery (FAG ID #639390)

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 Cemetery ...

The Prospect Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in York.

Jump to Google Maps centered on the Prospect Cemetery

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

Lat:   43.6837°   (43° 41' 1")

Lon:   -79.4545°   (-79° 27' 16")

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 Cemetery:

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Prospect Cemetery.

  • Applewood Acres
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood Acres
    • Applewood Acres lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the southwest of Prospect Cemetery.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Applewood Acres
  • Burnhamthorpe
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnhamthorpe
    • Burnhamthorpe lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the southwest of Prospect Cemetery.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnhamthorpe came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Burnhamthorpe
  • Concord
  • Dixie
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    • Dixie lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southwest of Prospect Cemetery.
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  • Don Mills
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    • Don Mills lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the northeast of Prospect Cemetery.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Don Mills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Don Mills
  • Downsview
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsview
    • Downsview lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northwest of Prospect Cemetery.
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  • East York
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    • East York lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the east of Prospect Cemetery.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East York came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
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  • Forest Hill
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
    • Forest Hill lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northeast of Prospect Cemetery.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
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  • Islington
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islington
    • Islington lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the south of Prospect Cemetery.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Islington came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
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  • Lambton Mills
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambton Mills
    • Lambton Mills lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southwest of Prospect Cemetery.
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  • Leaside
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    • Leaside lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the east of Prospect Cemetery.
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  • Long Branch
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
    • Long Branch lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the southwest of Prospect Cemetery.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Branch came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
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  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Malton
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malton
      • Malton lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the west of Prospect Cemetery.
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Malton
    • Mimico ‑ Historic
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimico
      • Mimico was located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the south of Prospect Cemetery.
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mimico came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • New Toronto
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Toronto
      • New Toronto lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the south of Prospect Cemetery.
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Toronto came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on New Toronto
    • North York
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North York
      • North York lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the north of Prospect Cemetery.
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North York came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on North York
    • Rexdale
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexdale
      • Rexdale lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the west of Prospect Cemetery.
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rexdale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
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    • Ridgewood
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood
      • Ridgewood lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west of Prospect Cemetery.
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    • Summerville
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
      • Summerville lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the southwest of Prospect Cemetery.
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Summerville
    • Swansea
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
      • Swansea lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the south of Prospect Cemetery.
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    • Thornhill
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
      • Thornhill lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the north of Prospect Cemetery.
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornhill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Thornhill
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thornhill<4>
    • Toronto
    • Weston
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northwest of Prospect Cemetery.
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Weston
    • Willowdale
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
      • Willowdale lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the north of Prospect Cemetery.
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowdale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Willowdale
    • York Mills
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Mills
      • York Mills lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the north of Prospect Cemetery.
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for York Mills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on York Mills
    • York
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
      • York lies less than 2 miles<2> to the north of Prospect Cemetery.
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For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

List of the closest cemeteries ...

We know of 41 cemeteries that are within Less than 2 miles of the Prospect Cemetery. The cemeteries are listed in alphabetical order.

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 Cemetery:

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Prospect Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6837, Longitude: -79.4545    
<3>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.




 

 

 

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