A visit to the Prospect Hill 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 Hill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Prospect Hill Cemetery (FG ID #45836).
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:
40.2726, -76.8443
Note: While we are using the above GPS location for the Prospect Hill Cemetery, it has not been verified and we are uncertain about its accuracy - use with caution.
The Prospect Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Harrisburg.
The cemetery is located in Dauphin County<2>.
The county seat for Dauphin County is located in Harrisburg. Harrisburg lies just to the west northwest 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 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Prospect Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prospect Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Harrisburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Dauphin County Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Baldwin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shoops Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Shoops Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoops Cemetery
- William Howard Day Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Midland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Midland Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland Cemetery
- Woodlawn Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shoops Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Shoops Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoops Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Poplar Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rolling Green Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Enola Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Koons Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Koons Memorial Park is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koons Memorial Park
- Willow Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Willow Grove Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove Cemetery
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Perry Heights Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roof Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Roof Memorial Park is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roof Memorial Park
- Crossroads Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prospect Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Edgemont
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Penbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Paxtang
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Progress
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Hillside Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
- Steelton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lawnton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lawnton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnton
- Colonial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Park is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Park
- Bloomburg Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomburg Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomburg Village
- Harrisburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wormleysburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lemoyne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- New Cumberland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Market
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rutherford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Marene Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marene Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marene Village
- Old Colonial Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Colonial Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Colonial Village
- West Fairview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Camp Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Allen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- Springford Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Springford Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springford Village
- Lucknow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lucknow is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucknow
- Paxtonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Paxtonia is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtonia
- Enola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Marsh Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Highspire
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Linglestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Westwood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Westwood Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
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 Dauphin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prospect Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Harrisburg
- Lemoyne
- New Cumberland
- Penbrook
- Steelton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Dauphin 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #45836
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1184450 (Prospect Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1184450 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: Dauphin
- Est. Elev: 145 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Harrisburg East
- Location given for Prospect Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.2725893 Lon: -76.8433058
- 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 Dauphin, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |