About Prospect Hill Cemetery
Prospect Hill Cemetery is a cemetery near Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska. It lies about 1.8 mi southeast of Omaha. The grounds sit at about 1,214 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 34 notable people buried here, including Algernon Paddock, Joseph Millard and Phineas Hitchcock. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 832401. The nearest other listed cemetery is Golden Hill Cemetery, about 2.0 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Murray Funeral Services, Llc in Omaha, about 1.1 mi away. It is one of 31 cemeteries we list in Douglas County, and 44 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 4 of the 31 listings in Douglas County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Omaha. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Prospect Hill Cemetery
Among them: 5 US representatives, 3 US senators, 2 business leaders, 1 Civil War veteran, 1 writer.
- Algernon Paddock1830-1897American politician
- Joseph Millard1836-1922American politician
- Phineas Hitchcock1831-1881American politician
- Anna Wilson1835-1911American brothel owner
- John B. Hawley1831-1895American politician
- Thomas B. Cuming1827-18581st Secretary of Nebraska Territory and two time Acting Governor
- William James Connell1846-1924American politician
- Augustus Hall1814-1861American politician
- Charles O. Lobeck1852-1920American politician
- Andrew Jackson Poppleton1830-1896American politician
- Champion S. Chase1820-1898American politician
- Edmund G. McGilton1858-1933American politician in Nebraska
Show all 34 notable burials
- John Taffe1827-1884Union United States Army officer
- Origen D. Richardson1795-1876American politician
- Eleazer Wakeley1822-1912American politician
- Ezra Millard1833-1886American politician
- Frederick Metz1832-1901American politician
- Martha Poland Thurston1849-1898American social leader, philanthropist, writer
- Alonzo F. Salisbury1808-1855American politician
- Frederick Krug1855-1930American businessman
- George Robert Armstrong1819-1896American politician
- Reuben Gaylord1812-1880American minister
- Austin John Collett1877-1934Dominican official
- Byron Reed1829-1891American businessman
- Dan Allen1832-1884Pioneer gambler in Omaha, Nebraska
- Moses F. Shinn1809-1885American minister
- S. H. H. Clark1837-1900American railroad executive
- Thaddeus Stevens Clarkson1840-1915American army officer
- Thomas W. Blackburn1855-1928American lawyer and insurance executive
- William Warren Lowe1831-1898
- Volunteer weather observer for meteorological project (1848-1870) of the Smithsonian Institution
- Caroline Laura Sears1835-1917
- James Mills Woolworth1829-1906American attorney and politician
- Mary Sophronia Chase1827-1882
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
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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
- Golden Hill CemeteryOmaha, NEJewish cemetery2.0 mi
- Holy Sepulchre CemeteryOmaha, NEChristian cemetery2.2 mi
- Temple Israel CemeteryOmaha, NECemetery2.9 mi
- Bohemian CemeteryOmaha, NECemetery3.3 mi
- Springwell Danish CemeteryOmaha, NECemetery3.5 mi
- Springwell CemeteryOmaha, NECemetery3.5 mi
- Westlawn - Hillcrest Memorial ParkOmaha, NEMemorial park3.6 mi
- Forest Lawn Memorial ParkOmaha, NEMemorial park3.7 mi
- Sisters of Mercy CemeteryOmaha, NECatholic cemetery3.8 mi
- Mormon Pioneer CemeteryOmaha, NELatter-day Saint cemetery3.9 mi
Funeral homes near Prospect Hill Cemetery
- Murray Funeral Services, Llc1.1 miFuneral home · Omaha · (402) 991-4914
- Jewish Funeral Home Inc1.2 miFuneral home · Omaha · (402) 556-9392
- Thomas Funeral Home1.3 miFuneral home · Omaha · (402) 453-7111
- Roeder Mortuary2.2 miMortuary · Omaha · (402) 453-5600
- Kremer Funeral Home2.6 miFuneral home · Omaha · (402) 553-3155
- Pulverente Monument Co2.7 miMonument dealer · Omaha · (402) 341-2452
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Related guides
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- What Happens When a Cemetery Is Full?Closed and inactive cemeteries, who maintains them, and what it means for families with existing plots.
- What Does a Headstone Cost?Flat markers, upright headstones and monuments, materials, engraving, installation fees and the cemetery's foundation charge.