A visit to the Prospect Hill Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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:
41.4837, -75.5785
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Prospect Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Prospect Hill Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County<2>.
The county seat for Lackawanna County is located in Scranton. Scranton lies just to the southwest 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 22 that are within 5 miles [8 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.
- Holy Ghost Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Holy Ghost Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Ghost Cemetery
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Holy Ghost Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Holy Ghost Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Ghost Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Visitation of Blessed Virgin Mary Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Visitation of Blessed Virgin Mary Church Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Visitation of Blessed Virgin Mary Church Cemetery
- The Visitation of Blessed Virgin Mary Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Adalbert Polish National Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Mary's Old Visitation Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Mary's Old Visitation Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Old Visitation Cemetery
- The St. Mary's Old Visitation Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Mary's Visitation Cemetery
- Assumption Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Assumption Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption Cemetery
- Scott Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Scott Valley Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Valley Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Russian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Russian Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russian Cemetery
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Bethel Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Bethel Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Cemetery
- Valley View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- McDonnell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The McDonnell Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonnell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the McDonnell Cemetery is located in Scranton.
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Dunmore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Peckville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jessup
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Blakely
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Olyphant
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Archbald
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dickson City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Throop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Grove is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Jermyn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Justus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Justus is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
- Mayfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edella
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Edella is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edella
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Green Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Ridge is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Dunmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clarks Green is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,383 people
- Scranton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Cobb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Cobb is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cobb
- Cortez
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cortez is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortez
- Scott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scott is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Craig
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Craig is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Clarks Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tompkinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tompkinsville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Elmhurst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wimmers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wimmers is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimmers
- Carbondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Benton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Benton is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Benton
- Waverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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. The following communities are located in Lackawanna County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prospect Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Archbald
- Carbondale
- Clarks Summit
- Dunmore
- Elmhurst
- Olyphant
- Scranton
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 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Lackawanna 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1198750 (Prospect Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1198750 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: Lackawanna
- Est. Elev: 269 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Olyphant
- Location given for Prospect Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.4836919 Lon: -75.5785203
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Lackawanna, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |