About Prospect Hill Cemetery
Prospect Hill Cemetery is a cemetery near Westmere, Albany County, New York. It lies about 1.6 mi southeast of Westmere. The grounds sit at about 269 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Lee Wallard and William D. Veeder. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 961179. The nearest other listed cemetery is Hebrew Farmers Cemetery, about 2.5 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is De Marco-Stone Funeral Home in Guilderland, about 0.8 mi away. It is one of 87 cemeteries we list in Albany County, and 97 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Albany County dates to 1844. 12 of the 87 listings in Albany County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Westmere. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Prospect Hill Cemetery
Among them: 1 inventor or engineer, 1 US representative.
- Lee Wallard1910-1963American racing driver
- William D. Veeder1835-1910American politician
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
42.70088, -73.89720
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
- Hebrew Farmers CemeteryMcKownville, NYJewish cemetery2.5 mi
- Temple Israel Cemetery Section AMcKownville, NYJewish cemetery2.5 mi
- Albany Hebrew Tailors CemeteryMcKownville, NYJewish cemetery2.5 mi
- Temple Israel CemeteryMcKownville, NYCemetery2.5 mi
- Workmen's Circle CemeteryMcKownville, NYJewish cemetery2.5 mi
- Beth Abraham Jacob CemeteryMcKownville, NYJewish cemetery2.5 mi
- Jewish CemeteriesMcKownville, NYJewish cemetery2.5 mi
- United Brethren Society CemeteryMcKownville, NYCemetery2.6 mi
- Ohav Shalom CemeteryMcKownville, NYCemetery2.7 mi
- Jewish People's CemeteryMcKownville, NYJewish cemetery3.4 mi
Funeral homes near Prospect Hill Cemetery
- De Marco-Stone Funeral Home0.8 miFuneral home · Guilderland · (518) 356-5925
- DeMarco-Stone Funeral Home - Guilderland2.2 miFuneral home · Guilderland · (518) 356-5925
- New Comer Cremations & Funerals2.9 miFuneral home · Colonie · (518) 456-4442
- Albany Funeral Homes3.1 miFuneral home · Albany
- Jones Funeral Home Inc3.5 miFuneral home · Albany · (518) 346-3881
- Cannon Funeral Home3.5 miFuneral home · Albany · (518) 869-1005
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