A visit to the Hillcrest 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 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hillcrest Cemetery:
42.4842, -92.2827
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County<2>.
The county seat for Black Hawk County is located in Waterloo. Waterloo lies just to the west northwest of the Hillcrest Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hillcrest Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Hillcrest Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hillcrest Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Turner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elmwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Waterloo.
- The Elmwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Waterloo Elmwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94674 <5>
- Waterloo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Waterloo Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Washburn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Washburn Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn Cemetery
- Poyner Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Poyner Twp. Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyner Twp. Cemetery
- Garden of Memories
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Garden of Memories is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden of Memories
- Waterloo Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Waterloo Memorial Park is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo Memorial Park
- Orange Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Orange Twp. Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Twp. Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olivet Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Waterloo.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1262931 <5>
- St. Francis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
- George Wyth Memorial State Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bennington Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hillcrest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hillcrest Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Evansdale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Elk Run Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Run Heights is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
- Raymond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Raymond is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Waterloo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dewar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dewar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewar
- Gilbertville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gilbertville is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
- Edwards ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Edwards is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Dunkerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dunkerton is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Cedar City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar City is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Cedar Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Eagle Center is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Center
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- North Cedar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Cedar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cedar
- Jubilee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jubilee is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee
- Jesup
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- La Porte City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Klinger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Klinger is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klinger
- Denver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Voorhies
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Voorhies is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Blessing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blessing is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blessing
- Janesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fredsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fredsville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredsville
- Readlyn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Knittel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Knittel is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knittel
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 Black Hawk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hillcrest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cedar Falls
- Denver
- La Porte City
- Waterloo
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 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 Hillcrest Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Black Hawk 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #463640 (Hillcrest Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #463640 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: Black Hawk
- Est. Elev: 277 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Waterloo South
- Location given for Hillcrest Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.484154 Lon: -92.2826836
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Black Hawk, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hillcrest 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. |