A visit to the Hill Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hill Cemetery:
34.6284, -85.8566
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Scottsboro. Scottsboro lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- The Pleasant View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant View MB Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2156085 <5>
- Samples Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Samples Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samples Cemetery
- Sarratt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Sarratt Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarratt Cemetery
- Dean Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Dean Chapel Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Chapel Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Hudgins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hudgins Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudgins Cemetery
- The Hudgins Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Pisgah Holiness Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23577 <5>
- Chaney Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mahan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mahan Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Cemetery
- Unity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Unity Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- New Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Home Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Finnell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Finnell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finnell Cemetery
- Shipp Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Shipp Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipp Cemetery
- Gant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Gant Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gant Cemetery
- Chisenhall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Chisenhall Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisenhall Cemetery
- Norwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Norwood Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Cemetery
- Bellefonte Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bellefonte Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte Cemetery
- McAnelly Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The McAnelly Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAnelly Cemetery
- Rosalie Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dutton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dutton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Pisgah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gray ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Central
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Central is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Sylvania
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvania is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
- Henagar
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ferncliff ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ferncliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Powell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Powell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Bellefonte ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefonte is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Section
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rock City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rainsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hollywood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Scottsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fackler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fackler is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fackler
- Shiloh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Shiloh is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Chavies
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chavies is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Beaty Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beaty Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty Crossroads
- Ider
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Crossroads
- Fyffe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Luna ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Luna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
- Fairfield ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Blackankle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blackankle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackankle
- Berrys ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Berrys is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellefonte - Historic
- Fyffe
- Rainsville
- Scottsboro
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Jackson County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #120100 (Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #120100 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 415 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Henagar
- Location given for Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6284178 Lon: -85.8566407
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hill Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |