A visit to the Hillcrest Abbey West 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 Hillcrest Abbey West Cemetery ...
The Hillcrest Abbey West Cemetery is located in Chatham County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Bethel Cemetery
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Chatham County
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- Brickyard Cemetery
- The Brickyard Cemetery is located in Chatham County
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- Cherokee Hill Cemetery
- Ennis Cemetery
- The Ennis Cemetery is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
- Fairlawn Cemetery
- The Fairlawn Cemetery is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Cemetery
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
- The Gravel Hill Cemetery is located in Chatham County
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- Gun Hill Cemetery
- The Gun Hill Cemetery is located in Chatham County
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- Hopeton Plantation Cemetery
- Laurel Grove North Cemetery
- Laurel Grove South Cemetery
- Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Magnolia Memorial Park
- Newton Cemetery
- Sand Hill Cemetery
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Chatham County
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- Waldburgh Cemetery
- The Waldburgh Cemetery is located in Chatham County
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- Wild Heron Cemetery
- Wild Horn Cemetery
- The Wild Horn Cemetery is located in Chatham County
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- Woodstock Cemetery
- Woodville Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Chatham County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hillcrest Abbey West Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Abercorn Heights
- Alabama Junction
- Bloomingdale
- Bona Bella
- Bona Bella is located in Chatham County
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- Carver Village
- Carver Village is located in Chatham County
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- Chatham City
- Chatham City is located in Chatham County
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- Coffee Bluff
- Florida Junction
- Florida Junction is located in Chatham County
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- Garden City
- Georgetown
- Grubbs
- Isle of Hope
- Isle of Hope is located in Chatham County
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- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Liberty City
- Liberty City is located in Chatham County
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- Montgomery
- Ogeechee Farms
- Pooler
- Port Wentworth
- Richmond Hill
- Robert M Hitch Village
- Savannah
- Thunderbolt
- Union Junction
- Union Junction is located in Chatham County
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- Estimated population in 2019: 1,899 people
- Vernonburg
- Vernonburg is located in Chatham County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Woodville
- Woodville is located in Chatham County
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- Estimated population in 2019: 382 people
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 Abbey West Cemetery. The following communities are located in Chatham County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hillcrest Abbey West Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Hillcrest Abbey West Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Chatham 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 Hillcrest Abbey West Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1694554 (Hillcrest Abby West Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1694554 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: Chatham
- Est. Elev: 4 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Garden City
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Chatham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hillcrest Abbey West Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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