A visit to the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens ...
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 Memorial Gardens ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens:
34.4607, -88.1528
The Hillcrest Memorial Gardens is located in Franklin County<1>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Russellville. Russellville lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the east of the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.
- Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Ridge Cemetery is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Cemetery
- Tharp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Tharp Cemetery is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tharp Cemetery
- Red Bay City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Epps Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Epps Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epps Cemetery
- Burges Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Burges Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burges Cemetery
- Burgess Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Burgess Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess Cemetery
- Mann Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mann Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mann Cemetery
- Belmont Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Belmont Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Cemetery
- Hodge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hodge Cemetery is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Bullen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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- Berry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Byram Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Byram Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byram Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- McCarley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The McCarley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarley Cemetery
- Halltown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pittsburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Pittsburg Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg Cemetery
- Lindsey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Gober Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Pleasant Site Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The James Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first:
- Red Bay
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Golden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burntout
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Site
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vina is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Dennis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eastman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bounds Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tishomingo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Good Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Good Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Oakland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
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- Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Denton ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Denton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Bishop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hodges
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Paden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Paden is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Clay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tremont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Belgreen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Burton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Site
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marietta
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Marietta is located in Prentiss County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 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 Memorial Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Hillcrest Memorial Gardens:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Memorial Gardens:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #136184 (Hillcrest Memorial Gardens)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #136184 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 175 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Red Bay
- Location given for Hillcrest Memorial Gardens:
- Lat: 34.4606533 Lon: -88.1528196
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hillcrest Memorial Gardens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |