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 #45835).
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:
39.9772, -76.7366
The Prospect Hill Cemetery is located in York County<2>.
The county seat for York County is located in York. York lies just to the south southeast 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 8 miles [12.9 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.
- Wolf Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Wolf Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Cemetery
- Greenmount Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Greenmount Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount Cemetery
- St. Mary's - St. Patrick's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Rose Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Saviour Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Neimans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stump Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Stump Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Cemetery
- Strickler - Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Suburban Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wolf Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Cemetery
- Susquehanna Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Strayers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Codorus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Codorus Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Codorus Cemetery
- Salem Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Heiland View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kreutz Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hershey Mennonite Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Freysville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Zion UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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:
- Park Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Park Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- North York
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- North York is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,254 people
- York
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- West York
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grantley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Grantley is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Valley View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Valley View is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View
- East York
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- East York is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East York
- Emigsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Avondale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Avondale is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Shiloh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Spry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stonybrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Weigelstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Salem is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
- Zions View
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Starview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dover
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Thomasville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jacobus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Wolf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Manchester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Glatfelters
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dallastown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Holtz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hallam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Strinestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 York County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prospect Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- York
- York lies less than 2 miles<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Prospect Hill 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 first visit 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 York 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: #45835
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1184449 (Prospect Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1184449 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: York
- Est. Elev: 122 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: York
- Location given for Prospect Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.9773202 Lon: -76.7344112
- 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 York, 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 obstructions 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. |