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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   39.9772°   (39° 58' 37")

Lon:   -76.7366°   (-76° 44' 11")

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 .

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.

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
    • Park Village is located in York County
  • North York
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North York have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North York
    • North York is located in York County
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
    • Grantley is located in York County
  • Valley View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley View have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View
    • Valley View is located in York County
  • East York
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East York have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East York
    • East York is located in York County
  • Emigsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Avondale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avondale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
    • Avondale is located in York County
  • Shiloh
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Shiloh is located in York County
  • Spry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spry
    • Spry is located in York County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Spry
    • From the Prospect Hill Cemetery to Spry
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
      • New Salem is located in York County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,981 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <6>
    • Thomasville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomasville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
      • Thomasville is located in York County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomasville <6>
    • Jacobus
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hallam
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallam have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallam
      • Hallam is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,634 people
    • Mount Wolf
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Wolf have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Wolf
      • Mount Wolf is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,380 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Wolf <6>
    • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holtz. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtz
      • Holtz is located in York County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Holtz
      • From the Prospect Hill Cemetery to Holtz
    • 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 turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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:

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 #1184449  (Prospect Hill Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1184449 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: York
    • County: York         Elev: 122
    • Location given for GNIS #1184449 (Prospect Hill Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #45835

The official website for York County: www.york-county.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Prospect Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9772, Longitude: -76.7366    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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