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A visit to the Hillside Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Hillside Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Hillside Cemetery (FG ID #57339).

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 Hillside Cemetery ...

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

37.8195, -107.6513

The Hillside Cemetery is located in San Juan County<2>.

The county seat for San Juan County is located in Silverton. Silverton lies just to the southwest of the Hillside Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Hillside Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 9 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> of the Hillside Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Lone Tree Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lone Tree Cemetery is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree Cemetery
  • Lone Tree Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Ouray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
  • Rico Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • The Rico Cemetery is located in Dolores County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico Cemetery
  • Dallas Park Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • The Dallas Park Cemetery is located in Ouray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas Park Cemetery
  • Dallas Park Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • The Dallas Park Cemetery is located in Ouray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas Park Cemetery
  • Old Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • The Old Cemetery is located in Hinsdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery
  • New Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • The New Cemetery is located in Hinsdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cemetery
  • Hermosa Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • The Hermosa Cemetery is located in La Plata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermosa 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]<3> of the Hillside Cemetery.

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

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 Hillside Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in San Juan County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Animas Forks - Historic
  • Eureka - Historic
  • Ophir
    • Ophir lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Hillside Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ophir.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
  • Ouray
  • Rico
    • Rico lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Hillside Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rico.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
  • Sawpit
    • Sawpit lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Hillside Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sawpit.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawpit
  • Silverton
  • Telluride

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 Hillside Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Colorado:
  • Pages specific to San Juan 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 Hillside Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #57339

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #187584  (Hillside Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #187584 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: San Juan
      • Est. Elev: 2890 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Silverton
      • Location given for Hillside Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.819441     Lon: -107.6514498
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including San Juan, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hillside 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.