A visit to the Hillcrest 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 Hillcrest Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hillcrest Cemetery:
33.1298, -87.1283
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Bibb County<2>.
The county seat for Bibb County is located in Centreville. Centreville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south of the Hillcrest Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hillcrest Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Hillcrest Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hillcrest Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Italian Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shiney Rock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Shiney Rock Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiney Rock Cemetery
- Caffee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Caffee Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffee Cemetery
- Little Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Little Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cemetery
- Kinard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Kinard Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinard Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Daniel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Daniel Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Cemetery
- John T. Thrasher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The John T. Thrasher Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John T. Thrasher Cemetery
- The John T. Thrasher Cemetery has also been known as:
- Thrasher Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26684 <5>
- Clements Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Clements Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements Cemetery
- McCulley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The McCulley Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCulley Cemetery
- Banks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Banks Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Cemetery
- Belchers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Bibbville Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bibbville Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibbville Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Bibbville Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bibbville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21616 <5>
- Shuttlesworth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shuttlesworth Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuttlesworth Cemetery
- Johnstown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Johnstown Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Mt. Gillard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Gillard Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gillard Cemetery
- Vernon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Vernon Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Cemetery
- Moffat Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Moffat Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffat Cemetery
- Friday Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Friday Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday Cemetery
- Schultz Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- McKensey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hillcrest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hillcrest Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- West Blocton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Burmah ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Burmah is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burmah
- Bucktown ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bucktown is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Corinne ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Corinne is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne
- Blocton ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Blocton is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton
- Italian Town
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Italian Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Town
- Fikestown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fikestown is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fikestown
- Belle Ellen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Belle Ellen is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ellen
- Nash Town ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nash Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
- North Bibb
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Bibb is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bibb
- Cane Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cane Creek is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Woodstock
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Blocton Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Blocton Junction is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton Junction
- Blocton Junction has also been known as:
- Blockton Junc
- Seymour
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Seymour is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Green Pond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Vance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Scottsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scottsville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Aden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Aden is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Pratt Ferry ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pratt Ferry is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Ferry
- Eddings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eddings is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddings
- Tannehill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tannehill is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannehill
- Sawmill Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sawmill Town is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Town
- Kimbrell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kimbrell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrell
- Lake View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lake View is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
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 Hillcrest Cemetery. The following communities are located in Bibb County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hillcrest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blocton - Historic
- West Blocton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Hillcrest Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Bibb 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 Hillcrest Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #138379 (Hillcrest Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #138379 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: Bibb
- Est. Elev: 160 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Woodstock
- Location given for Hillcrest Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.129841 Lon: -87.1283288
- 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 Bibb, 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- Hillcrest 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. |
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