About Prospect Hill Cemetery
Prospect Hill Cemetery is a cemetery in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The grounds sit at about 489 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Adelaide Wood Guthrie. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1184450. The nearest other listed cemetery is Lincoln Cemetery, about 0.6 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Gilbert L Dailey Funeral Home in Harrisburg, about 0.2 mi away. It is one of 158 cemeteries we list in Dauphin County, and 108 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Dauphin County dates to 1877. 1 of the 158 listings in Dauphin County have a phone number or website on record.
Notable people buried at Prospect Hill Cemetery
- Adelaide Wood Guthrie1880-1966American author, editor, welfare-worker and U. S. Foreign Service clerk
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
40.27249, -76.84417
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
- Lincoln Cemetery201 South 30th Street, Penbrook, PA · est. 1877Cemetery0.6 mi
- Raysors CemeteryProgress, PACemetery0.7 mi
- East Harrisburg CemeteryPenbrook, PACemetery0.8 mi
- Paxtang CemeteryPaxtang, PACemetery0.8 mi
- Beth El CemeteryPaxtang, PAJewish cemetery0.9 mi
- Workmans Circle CemeteryProgress, PACemetery0.9 mi
- Chisuk Emuna CemeteryProgress, PACemetery1.0 mi
- Temple Ohev Sholom CemeteryProgress, PACemetery1.0 mi
- Paxton Presbyterian ChurchyardPaxtang, PAPresbyterian cemetery1.0 mi
- Kesher Israel CemeteryProgress, PACemetery1.1 mi
Funeral homes near Prospect Hill Cemetery
- Gilbert L Dailey Funeral Home0.2 miFuneral home · Harrisburg · (717) 233-1933
- Romberger Memorials0.6 miMonument dealer · Penbrook · (717) 232-1147
- Hetrick-Bitner Funeral Home, Inc.0.8 miFuneral home · Harrisburg · (717) 545-3774
- Central Pennsylvania Cremation Society0.8 miCremation provider · Harrisburg · (717) 671-1289
- W Orville Kimmel Funeral Home0.8 miFuneral home · Harrisburg · (717) 238-2502
- Brachendorf Memorials0.9 miMonument dealer · Susquehanna Twp · (717) 234-7909
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Prospect Hill Cemetery located?
Prospect Hill Cemetery is at 7 Arch Way, Harrisburg, PA 17103 in Dauphin County. GPS coordinates: 40.27249, -76.84417.
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