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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:

41.9954, -72.2842

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 Tolland County<2>.

Open a Google Map centered on the Hillside Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Hillside Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Stafford Street Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Old Stafford Street Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • St. Edward Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Edward Cemetery is located in Tolland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Edward Cemetery
  • Moulton Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Butler Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Crystal Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Crystal Lake Cemetery is located in Tolland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake Cemetery
  • Moose Meadow Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Moose Meadow Cemetery is located in Tolland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Meadow Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Moose Meadow Cemetery is located
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103480 <6>
  • Crystal Lake Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Crystal Lake Cemetery is located in Tolland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake Cemetery
  • Swamp Burying Ground
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Swamp Burying Ground is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Burying Ground
  • Bethany RC Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Bethany RC Cemetery is located in Hampden County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany RC Cemetery
    • The Bethany RC Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bethany Cemetery
    • Bethany Road Cemetery
    • Pearl Street Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2394703 <6>
  • Main Street Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • North Main Street Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Prospect Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Old Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Old Cemetery is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Old Cemetery
    • Charter Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Charter Cemetery is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Cemetery
    • Westford Village Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Westford Village Cemetery is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford Village Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Westford Village Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of Westford
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103824 <6>
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Monson (MA).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91098 <6>
    • Hillside Elementary School Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • North Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The North Cemetery is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the North Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Somers.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103521 <6>
    • North Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The North Cemetery is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
    • Skungamaug Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Skungamaug Cemetery is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skungamaug Cemetery
    • Westford Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Westford Hill Cemetery is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford Hill Cemetery
    • Rindge Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Rindge Cemetery is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindge Cemetery
    • Grouts Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Grouts Cemetery is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grouts Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 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:

  • Stafford
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Stafford
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Stafford is located in Tolland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,834 people
  • Staffordville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Stafford Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • State Line
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • State Line is located in Hampden County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
  • State Line
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • State Line is located in Tolland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
  • South Factory Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • South Factory Village is located in Hampden County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Factory Village
  • Wales
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Wales is located in Hampden County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,862 people
  • Crystal Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Crystal Lake is located in Tolland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
  • Union
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Union is located in Tolland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
  • Union
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Monson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Monson is located in Hampden County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,750 people
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Willington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Westford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Westford is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
    • Holland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Holland is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
    • Tolland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Tolland is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,567 people
    • East Willington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • East Willington is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Willington
    • Hampden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Hampden is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,154 people
    • Somers
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Somers
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Somers is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,741 people
    • Tolland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • South Willington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Ashford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Ashford is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,246 people
    • Brimfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Brimfield is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,679 people
    • Ellington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Ellington is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,652 people
    • Baptist Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Baptist Village is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Village
    • Tenneyville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Tenneyville is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenneyville
    • Somersville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

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 Tolland County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Connecticut:
  • Pages specific to Tolland 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 #207848  (Hillside Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #207848 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: Tolland
      • Est. Elev: 189 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Stafford Springs
      • Location given for Hillside Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.9953738     Lon: -72.2842462
      • 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 Tolland, 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 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 Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.

    When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.

    <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.
    <7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.