About Prospect Hill Cemetery
Prospect Hill Cemetery is a cemetery near Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts. The grounds sit at about 246 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 8 notable people buried here, including Lydia Taft, Benjamin Adams and Phineas Bruce. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 601640. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Mary's Cemetery, about 0.8 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Tancrell-Jackman Funeral Home in Uxbridge, about 0.5 mi away. It is one of 322 cemeteries we list in Worcester County, and 201 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 9 of the 322 listings in Worcester County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Uxbridge. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Prospect Hill Cemetery
Among them: 2 US representatives, 1 Medal of Honor recipient, 1 Spanish-American War veteran.
- Lydia Taft1712-1778American suffragist
- Benjamin Adams1764-1837American politician
- Phineas Bruce1762-1809American politician
- Edward Sullivan1870-1955United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
- Mowry Saben1870-1950American essayist and journalist
- George Webster Hobbs1839-1898Politician in Massachusetts, US
- Samuel Clarke1791-18591791-1859
- Silas Mandeville Wheelock1817-1901Politician in Massachusetts, US
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.
Map
42.07678, -71.62651
What Prospect Hill Cemetery offers
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.
Nearby cemeteries
- Saint Mary's CemeteryUxbridge, MACemetery0.8 mi
- Daniel's CemeteryUxbridge, MACemetery1.5 mi
- Bassett CemeteryUxbridge, MACemetery1.6 mi
- Southwick CemeteryMendon, MACemetery2.2 mi
- Pleasant Street CemeteryMendon, MACemetery2.3 mi
- Pine Grove CemeteryWhitinsville, MACemetery2.7 mi
- Wood CemeteryMendon, MACemetery2.8 mi
- Albee CemeteryMillville, MACemetery2.8 mi
- Darling CemeteryMillville, MACemetery3.2 mi
- Chestnut Hill Meeting House CemeteryMillville, MAChurch cemetery3.3 mi
Funeral homes near Prospect Hill Cemetery
- Tancrell-Jackman Funeral Home0.5 miFuneral home · Uxbridge · (508) 278-2200
- Buma Funeral Homes0.5 miFuneral home · Uxbridge · (508) 278-2755
- Jackman Funeral Homes, Inc.3.1 miFuneral home · Whitinsville · (508) 278-2200
- Carr Funeral Home3.1 miFuneral home · Whitinsville · (508) 234-2330
- Buma Funeral Homes3.1 miFuneral home · Whitinsville · (508) 234-2362
- Jackman Funeral Homes4.5 miFuneral home · Douglas · (508) 278-2200
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