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 (FG ID #45831).
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 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prospect Cemetery:
40.6096, -79.7463
The Prospect Cemetery is located in Allegheny County<2>.
The county seat for Allegheny County is located in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the southwest of the Prospect Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Prospect Cemetery.
Establishment of the Prospect Cemetery ...
The Prospect Cemetery was established in 1863.
Name Variations for Prospect Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Prospect Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tarentum Burying Ground
- Tarentum Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Prospect Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prospect Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Clemens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The St. Clemens Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clemens Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Our Lady of Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Airy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Airy Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Airy Cemetery
- Millerstown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Greenwood Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Greenwood Memorial Park is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Memorial Park
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Pleasant Unity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bull Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Transfiguration Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Nichols Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Nichols Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nichols Cemetery
- Springdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dugan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Dugan Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugan Cemetery
- Bethesda Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Deer Creek Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Cemetery
- St. Mark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Run Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brookland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Brookland Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Prospect Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prospect Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tarentum
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Brackenridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Natrona
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Arnold
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Kensington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lower Burrell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Karns
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Parnassus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sligo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sligo is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Rural Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harwick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Russellton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cheswick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Freeport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Culmerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Curtisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Indianola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weinel Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bagdad
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ekastown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Leechburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Texas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Plum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Plum is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <5>
- Leechburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Leechburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Aladdin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Allegheny County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prospect Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Freeport
- New Kensington
- Tarentum
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Allegheny 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 Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #45831
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1184442 (Prospect Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1184442 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: Allegheny
- Est. Elev: 287 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Kensington East
- Location given for Prospect Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6103443 Lon: -79.7469929
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Allegheny, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Prospect 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |