A visit to the Hillis 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 Hillis Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hillis Cemetery:
35.3695, -93.0452
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hillis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hillis Cemetery is located in Pope County<2>.
The county seat for Pope County is located in Russellville. Russellville lies just to the southwest of the Hillis Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hillis Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Hillis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hillis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hatley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hatley Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley Cemetery
- Fairview Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Utley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Utley Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utley Cemetery
- Old Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Baptist Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Baptist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Baptist Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Center Valley.
- The Old Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Center Valley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55489 <5>
- Davis Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Davis Chapel Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Chapel Cemetery
- The Davis Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Center Point Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2220362 <5>
- Paschal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Paschal Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paschal Cemetery
- Stout Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Stout Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout Cemetery
- Wash Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wash Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wash Cemetery
- Hudson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Phoenix Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Phoenix Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix Cemetery
- Jamison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Jamison Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison Cemetery
- McFadden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The McFadden Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFadden Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Linker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bakers Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sugg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sugg Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugg Cemetery
- Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lake Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Langford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Langford Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langford Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Chesser Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Chesser Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesser Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Bowden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bowden Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowden Cemetery
- Haskin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Haskin Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskin Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hillis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hillis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Moreland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Center Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Center Valley is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Caglesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Dover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Taral
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Taral is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taral
- Scottsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Scottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Hector
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Russellville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pottsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,361 people
- Former names for Pottsville:
- Pott's Inn
- Pott's Station
- Bernice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bernice is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Economy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Atkins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Appleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Appleton is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Laurel ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Laurel is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Dardanelle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Dardanelle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Dardanelle is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dardanelle
- Augsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Augsburg is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg
- London
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wilson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Georgetown is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Old Hickory
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Jerusalem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Silex
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Silex is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Ross
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ross is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
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 Hillis Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pope County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hillis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Atkins
- Dardanelle
- Dover
- Russellville
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 Hillis Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Pope 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 Hillis Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #50127 (Hillis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #50127 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: Pope
- Est. Elev: 244 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Russellville East
- Location given for Hillis Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3695267 Lon: -93.0451724
- 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 Pope, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hillis 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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