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A visit to the Mount Prospect Cemetery ...

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 Mt. Prospect Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   39.8539°   (39° 51' 14")

Lon:   -76.7625°   (-76° 45' 45")

The Mt. Prospect Cemetery is located in York County<1>.

The county seat for York County is located in York. York lies just to the north northeast of the Mt. Prospect Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> of the Mt. Prospect Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Emmanuel UMC Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Winter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Salem Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Codorus Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Codorus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Codorus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Codorus Cemetery is located in York County
  • Hershey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hershey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hershey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hershey Cemetery is located in York County
  • Chestnut Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chestnut Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chestnut Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chestnut Hill Cemetery is located in York County
  • Reformed Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reformed Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reformed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Reformed Cemetery is located in York County
  • Glen Rock Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glen Rock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glen Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Glen Rock Cemetery is located in York County
  • Ness Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Seitz Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seitz Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seitz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Seitz Cemetery is located in York County
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in York County
  • Williams Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in York County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Stump Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stump Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stump Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stump Cemetery is located in York County
    • Wolf Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolf Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wolf Cemetery is located in York County
    • St. Mary's - St. Patrick's Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Porters Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Porters Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Porters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Porters Cemetery is located in York County
    • Christ Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christ Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christ Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Christ Cemetery is located in York County
    • Winterstown Evangelical Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Shaffer Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shaffer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shaffer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shaffer Cemetery is located in York County
    • Susquehanna Memorial Gardens
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Susquehanna Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Susquehanna Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Susquehanna Memorial Gardens is located in York County
    • Mt. Rose Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenmount Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenmount Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenmount Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenmount Cemetery is located in York County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Mt. Prospect Cemetery.

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

  • Seven Valleys
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Valleys have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Valleys
    • Seven Valleys is located in York County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seven Valleys <6>
  • Hanover Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Glatfelters
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Strickhousers
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Loganville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loganville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
    • Loganville is located in York County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,332 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loganville <6>
  • New Salem
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
    • New Salem is located in York County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
  • Jacobus
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jefferson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Glen Rock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Seitzland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hametown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Potosi
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Valley Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Brodbecks
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Spry
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spry
      • Spry is located in York County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Spry
      • From the Mt. Prospect Cemetery to Spry
    • Avondale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avondale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
      • Avondale is located in York County
    • Grantley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
      • Grantley is located in York County
    • West York
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Thomasville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomasville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
      • Thomasville is located in York County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomasville <6>
    • Glenville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Railroad
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Shrewsbury
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shrewsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
      • Shrewsbury is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,847 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shrewsbury <6>
    • Winterstown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterstown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterstown
      • Winterstown is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
    • Dallastown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Yoe
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Valley View
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley View have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View
      • Valley View is located in York County
    • York
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Park Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
      • Park Village is located in York 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 Mt. Prospect Cemetery. The following communities are located in York County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Glen Rock
  • Shrewsbury
  • York
    • York lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Mt. Prospect Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for York.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Mt. Prospect Cemetery:

The official website for York County: www.york-county.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including York, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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 Mt. Prospect Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8539, Longitude: -76.7625    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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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