A visit to the Hillside 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 Hillside Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hillside Cemetery:
41.7859, -73.1259
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hillside Cemetery is located in Litchfield County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Hillside Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Hillside Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hillside Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Scoville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Scoville Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scoville Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- West Torrington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The East Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cemetery
- South Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The South Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
- North Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The North Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The West Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Sons of Jacob Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sons of Jacob Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sons of Jacob Cemetery
- Newfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Newfield Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfield Cemetery
- East Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The East Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Old Middle Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The East Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cemetery
- Goshen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Goshen Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- Bantam Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bantam Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bantam Cemetery
- Northfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Northfield Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Cemetery
- Winchester Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Winchester Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Cemetery
- Hurlbut Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hurlbut Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurlbut Cemetery
- West Goshen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The West Goshen Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Goshen Cemetery
- Milton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Milton Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Cemetery
- Headquarters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Headquarters Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headquarters Cemetery
- East Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The East Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cemetery
- Edgewood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Edgewood Cemetery is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Cemetery
- Nepaug Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Nepaug Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nepaug Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Litchfield
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Torrington
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Harwinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Torringford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Torringford is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torringford
- Drakeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Drakeville is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakeville
- Harwinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harwinton is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,400 people
- Grappaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grappaville is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grappaville
- Northfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Torrington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Torrington is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,870 people
- Burrville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Burrville is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Goshen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bantam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Morris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morris is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,250 people
- Morris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nepaug
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nepaug is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nepaug
- New Hartford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Hartford is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,639 people
- Winchester Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Goshen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goshen is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,856 people
- West Goshen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Goshen is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Goshen
- Milton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Milton is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Sandy Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Beach is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
- Thomaston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Thomaston is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,505 people
- Thomaston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Plymouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Burlington is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,748 people
- Burlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Browns Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Browns Corner is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Corner
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. The following communities are located in Litchfield County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hillside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bantam
- Morris
- Thomaston
- Torrington
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Hillside Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Connecticut:
- Pages specific to Litchfield 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #207849 (Hillside Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #207849 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: Litchfield
- Est. Elev: 215 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Torrington
- Location given for Hillside Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.7859301 Lon: -73.1259438
- 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 Connecticut's counties, including Litchfield, 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 obstructions 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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |