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A visit to the Hillcrest Cemetery ...


The location of the Hillcrest Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hillcrest Cemetery

Lat:   38.0389°   (38° 2' 20")

Lon:   -103.7077°   (-103° 42' 27")

The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Otero County<2>.

The county seat for Otero County is located in La Junta. La Junta lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Hillcrest Cemetery .

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 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 Colorado:
  • Pages specific to Otero County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Hillcrest Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 13 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Hillcrest Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hillcrest Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Hawley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
      • Hawley is located in Otero County
    • Rocky Ford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
      • Rocky Ford is located in Otero County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,806 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Ford <4>
    • Swink
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swink have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swink
      • Swink is located in Otero County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swink <4>
    • La Junta
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • La Junta Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Junta Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Junta Village
      • La Junta Village is located in Otero County
    • Manzanola
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manzanola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manzanola
      • Manzanola is located in Otero County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manzanola <4>
    • Cheraw
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ordway
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ordway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordway
      • Ordway is located in Crowley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ordway <4>
    • Sugar City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar City
      • Sugar City is located in Crowley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar City <4>
    • Crowley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Olney Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olney Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Springs
      • Olney Springs is located in Crowley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olney Springs <4>
    • Fowler
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Higbee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Higbee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbee
      • Higbee is located in Otero County

    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 Otero County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hillcrest Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 17 that are within 27 miles [43.5 km] of the Hillcrest Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hillcrest Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Otero County Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Otero County Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Otero County Cemetery is located in Otero County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otero County Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Otero County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Otero County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of La Junta.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2146283 <6>
    • Manzanola Mountainview Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Manzanola Mountainview Cemetery is located in Otero County
      • The Manzanola Mountainview Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Manzanola Cemetery
      • Manzanola Mountain View Cemetery
      • Mountain View Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manzanola Mountainview Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57444 <6>
    • Mt. View Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. View Cemetery is located in Otero County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. View Cemetery
    • Holbrook Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holbrook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holbrook Cemetery is located in Otero County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holbrook Cemetery
    • St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery is located in Otero County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Crowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
    • Olney Springs Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olney Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Olney Springs Cemetery is located in Crowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olney Springs Cemetery
    • Valley View Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Valley View Cemetery is located in Crowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley View Cemetery
    • Timpas Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Timpas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Timpas Cemetery is located in Otero County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Timpas Cemetery
    • Fowler Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fowler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fowler Cemetery is located in Otero County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fowler Cemetery
    • Continue List   (5 more) ...
      • Higbee Cemetery
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Higbee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Higbee Cemetery is located in Otero County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Higbee Cemetery
      • San Jose Cemetery
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Jose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The San Jose Cemetery is located in Otero County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Jose Cemetery
      • Martinez Cemetery
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martinez Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Martinez Cemetery is located in Otero County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martinez Cemetery
      • Las Animas Cemetery
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Las Animas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Las Animas Cemetery is located in Bent County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Las Animas Cemetery
      • Arlington Cemetery
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arlington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Arlington Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arlington Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 #195490  (Hillcrest Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #195490 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Rocky Ford
      • County: Otero         Elev: 1278
      • Location given for GNIS #195490 (Hillcrest Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/

    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 Colorado's counties, including Otero, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Hillcrest Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0389, Longitude: -103.7077       In this case, the coordinates for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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