Prospect Hill Cemetery in Millis, Massachusetts

Prospect Hill Cemetery is a cemetery near Millis, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. It was established in 1714. It carries a heritage listing (NRHP 06000129). The grounds sit at about 180 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 7 notable people buried here, including Christian Herter, Charles Church Roberts and Charles Wesley Emerson. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 599447. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Josephs Cemetery, about 1.8 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Roberts-Mitchell Funeral Service in Millis, about 0.6 mi away. It is one of 124 cemeteries we list in Norfolk County, and 87 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Norfolk County dates to 1651. 12 of the 124 listings in Norfolk County have a phone number or website on record.

This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Millis. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.

Among them: 2 Medal of Honor recipients, 1 Civil War veteran, 1 governor, 1 US representative, 1 World War I veteran.

• Christian Herter1895-1966
  American politician
• Charles Church Roberts1882-1957
  United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
• Charles Wesley Emerson1837-1908
  Founder of Emerson College
• William D. Newland1841-1914
  United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
• Mary Caroline Pratt1895-1980
  American heiress
• Abigail Adams1736-1810
• Abraham Harding1730-1819

People whose Wikidata entry gives Prospect Hill Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.

Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.

• Saint Josephs Cemetery

  Medway, MA
  Cemetery

  1.8 mi
• Oakland Cemetery

  Medway, MA
  Cemetery

  2.1 mi
• Vine Lake Cemetery

  625 Main Street, Medfield, MA · est. 1651
  Municipal cemetery

  3.0 mi
• Old South Burying Ground

  Sherborn, MA
  Cemetery

  3.1 mi
• Evergreen Cemetery

  Medway, MA
  Cemetery

  3.2 mi
• Medfield State Hospital Cemetery

  Medfield, MA · est. 1918
  Cemetery

  3.2 mi
• Lake Grove Cemetery

  Holliston, MA
  Cemetery

  3.4 mi
• Saint Marys Cemetery

  Holliston, MA
  Cemetery

  3.7 mi
• Holliston Center Cemetery

  Holliston, MA
  Cemetery

  4.0 mi
• Pine Grove Cemetery

  Norfolk, MA
  Cemetery

  4.0 mi

• Roberts-Mitchell Funeral Service

  Funeral home · Millis · (508) 376-2000
  0.6 mi
• Ginley-Crowley Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Medway · (508) 533-8252
  2.3 mi
• Roberts Mitchell Caruso Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Medfield · (508) 359-2000
  3.4 mi
• Chesmore Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Holliston · (508) 429-2391
  3.9 mi
• Robert Moore Monument Company

  Monument dealer · Rote · (508) 429-4536
  3.9 mi
• Ginley Funeral Home-Franklin

  Funeral home · Franklin · (508) 528-1045
  5.8 mi

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