A visit to the Gilbert 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 Gilbert Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gilbert Hill Cemetery:
34.6348, -90.7301
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gilbert Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gilbert Hill Cemetery is located in Phillips County<2>.
The county seat for Phillips County is located in Helena. Helena lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Gilbert Hill Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Gilbert Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gilbert Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Mt. Perion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Billingsley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Billingsley Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingsley Cemetery
- Busby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Busby Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby Cemetery
- Honor Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Honor Hill Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honor Hill Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Rindy Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Rindy Grove Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindy Grove Cemetery
- Rindy Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Rindy Grove Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindy Grove Cemetery
- Spring Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Spring Lake Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake Cemetery
- Pilgrim Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Jackson Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Paradise Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Paradise Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Central Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Central Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sunset Memorial Park is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Park
- O'Shield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The O'Shield Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Shield Cemetery
- Morning Star Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Higgins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Higgins Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Possum Trot Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Possum Trot Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot Cemetery
- Rehoboth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Rehoboth Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth Cemetery
- Mt. Gilean Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Gilean Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilean Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- New Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- St. Marks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- Lackie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lackie Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackie Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gilbert Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gilbert Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- LaGrange
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- LaGrange is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Lexa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Latour
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Latour is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
- North Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Creek is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek
- Phillips Bayou
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Phillips Bayou is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Bayou
- Rondo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rondo is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Barton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Barton is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Huma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Huma is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huma
- West Helena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tyner ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tyner is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Vineyard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Vineyard is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Marianna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Poplar Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Grove is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Helena - West Helena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Helena - West Helena is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena - West Helena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,032 people
- Helena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marvell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aubrey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aubrey is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aubrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Turkey Scratch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Turkey Scratch is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Scratch
- Oneida
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oneida is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Felton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Felton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton
- Peyton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Peyton is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peyton
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 Gilbert Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Phillips County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gilbert Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Austin
- Helena
- Marianna
- West Helena
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Gilbert Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Phillips 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 Gilbert Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #65548 (Gilbert Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #65548 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: Phillips
- Est. Elev: 75 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: La Grange
- Location given for Gilbert Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6348216 Lon: -90.7301105
- 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 Arkansas' counties, including Phillips, 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- Gilbert 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. |
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