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 #2146685).
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:
40.3799, -78.6737
The Prospect Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Portage.
The cemetery is located in Cambria County<2>.
The county seat for Cambria County is located in Ebensburg. Ebensburg lies just to the north northwest of the Prospect Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Prospect Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Prospect Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prospect Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Mt. Union Cemetery is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Union Cemetery
- St. Bartholomew Catholic Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sherbine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Sherbine Cemetery is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherbine Cemetery
- Pringle Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pringle Hill Cemetery is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle Hill Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lillydale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Lillydale Cemetery is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillydale Cemetery
- St. Bridgids Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Bridgids Cemetery is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bridgids Cemetery
- South Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The South Fork Cemetery is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork Cemetery
- Sidman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sidman Cemetery is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidman Cemetery
- St. Michael Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St.s Peter & Paul Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lloyd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Holy Name Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Holy Name Cemetery is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Name Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Dunmyer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Dunmyer Cemetery is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunmyer Cemetery
- St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Michael Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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 Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prospect Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Spring Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Spring Hill is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Portage
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sonman
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Puritan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bens Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Scarlan Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Scarlan Hill is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlan Hill
- Oil City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oil City is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Beaverdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Summerhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Michael
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sidman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ehrenfeld
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Salix
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dunlo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Blue Knob
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Munster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cassandra
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cassandra is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- South Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ebensburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cresson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sankertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sankertown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Loretto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Beula
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Winterset
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mineral Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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. The following communities are located in Cambria County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prospect Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cresson
- Dunlo
- Dunlo lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Prospect Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dunlo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlo
- Ebensburg
- Portage
- South Fork
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 helpful 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 Cambria 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: #2146685
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1829099 (Prospect Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1829099 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: Cambria
- Est. Elev: 538 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ebensburg
- Location given for Prospect Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.379796 Lon: -78.6744634
- 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 Cambria, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |