About Prospect Hill Cemetery
Prospect Hill Cemetery is a cemetery near North York, York County, Pennsylvania. The grounds sit at about 377 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 21 notable people buried here, including Jeremiah S. Black, Philip Livingston and William B. Franklin. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1184449. The nearest other listed cemetery is Prospect Hill Cemetery Soldiers' Lot, about 0.3 mi to the southeast. The nearest mortuary we know of is Boulding Mortuary Inc in York, about 0.9 mi away. It is one of 107 cemeteries we list in York County, and 57 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 2 of the 107 listings in York County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, North York. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Prospect Hill Cemetery
Among them: 7 US representatives, 3 Civil War veterans, 2 business leaders, 2 writers, 1 architect, 1 inventor or engineer, 1 Medal of Honor recipient, 1 Mexican-American War veteran.
- Jeremiah S. Black1810-1883American lawyer and politician
- Philip Livingston1716-1778American politician, signer of the Declaration of Independence
- William B. Franklin1823-1903Union Army general
- Chauncey Forward Black1839-1904American politician
- Daniel F. Lafean1861-1922American politician
- Samuel Feiser Glatfelter1858-1927American politician
- William Henry Kurtz1804-1868American politician
- Edward Danner Ziegler1844-1931American politician
- Adam John Glossbrenner1810-1889American politician
- Arthur Briggs Farquhar1838-192528 Sep 1838 - 5 Mar 1925
- James Alonzo Stahle1829-1912Union Army officer and American politician
- John Gottlieb Morris1803-1895American Lutheran pastor and author
Show all 21 notable burials
- S. Walter Stauffer1888-1975American politician
- Charles M. Nes Jr.1906-1989American architect
- Nellie Longsworth1933-2021American historian and advocate of historic preservation
- J. Henry Denig1838-1876United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
- John Milton Bonham1835-1897American lawyer and oil executive
- George Small1825-1891Baltimore millionaire
- Michael P. Small1831-1892Small, Michael P; class of 1855
- Stephen Morgan Smith1839-1903American clergyman and industrialist
- Walter Simonds Franklin1836-1911
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.
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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
- Prospect Hill Cemetery Soldiers' LotNorth York, PACemetery0.3 mi
- Lebanon CemeteryNorth York, PACemetery0.4 mi
- Greenmount CemeteryWest York, PACemetery1.5 mi
- Loucks CemeteryShiloh, PACemetery2.0 mi
- Mount Rose CemeteryValley View, PACemetery2.6 mi
- Saint Mary's - Saint Patrick's CemeteryGrantley, PACemetery2.8 mi
- South Hill Hebrew CemeteryGrantley, PAJewish cemetery3.3 mi
- Holy Saviour CemeteryEmigsville, PACemetery3.7 mi
- New Fairview Church CemeterySpry, PAChurch cemetery4.1 mi
- Strickler - Miller CemeteryYorklyn, PACemetery4.1 mi
Funeral homes near Prospect Hill Cemetery
- Boulding Mortuary Inc0.9 miMortuary · York · (717) 843-2121
- Hardaway Funeral Services Inc1.0 miFuneral home · York · (205) 392-1002
- Workinger Semmel Funeral Homes And Cremation1.4 miFuneral home · York · (717) 854-2315
- Gladfelter Funeral Home1.4 miFuneral home · York · (717) 845-3027
- Cremation Direct Service of York County1.6 miCremation provider · York · (717) 845-2399
- Etzweiler Funeral Home1.6 miFuneral home · York · (717) 843-0216
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