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:
31.4029, -86.0138
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 Coffee County<2>.
The county seat for Coffee County is located in Elba. Elba lies just to the west northwest 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 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Hillcrest Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hillcrest Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- White Water Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The White Water Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Water Cemetery
- Rocky Head Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rocky Head Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Head Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- New Haven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The New Haven Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven Cemetery
- Old Wellborn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Wellborn Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Wellborn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Wellborn Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the west of Enterprise.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2398872 <5>
- Woodland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Damascus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Damascus Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- New Brockton City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McGee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The McGee Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Cemetery
- Wise Mill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Wise Mill Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Mill Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Hutchson & Russell Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Ridge 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:
- Elba
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Brockton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clintonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Mixson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mixson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixson
- Goodman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Goodman is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
- Curtis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Curtis is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Danleys Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Danleys Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleys Crossroads
- Alberton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alberton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton
- Zoar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Zoar is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Enterprise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jack
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jack is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Pine Level
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Level is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Battens Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Battens Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battens Crossroads
- County Line
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- County Line is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Central City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Central City is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Bullock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Java
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Java is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Wilkinstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wilkinstown is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinstown
- Kinston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Level Plains
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Level Plains is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
- Holiday Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Holiday Village is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Frisco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Frisco is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Opp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Opp is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opp <6>
- Centre Ridge ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Centre Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Ridge
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Coffee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hillcrest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Enterprise
- Opp
- Opp lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Hillcrest Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Opp.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opp
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 Coffee 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 #120118 (Hillcrest Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #120118 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: Coffee
- Est. Elev: 118 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elba
- Location given for Hillcrest Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.4029448 Lon: -86.0138333
- 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 Coffee, 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |