A visit to the Hillsboro 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 Hillsboro Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hillsboro Cemetery:
40.8303, -91.7152
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hillsboro Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hillsboro Cemetery is located in Henry County<2>.
The county seat for Henry County is located in Mount Pleasant. Mount Pleasant lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast of the Hillsboro Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hillsboro Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Hillsboro Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hillsboro Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bayles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bayles Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayles Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hickory Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Cemetery
- Stone - Tree Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Stone - Tree Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone - Tree Cemetery
- Vale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Vale Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale Cemetery
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
- Spencer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Spencer Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Cemetery
- Farnum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Farnum Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnum Cemetery
- Wallingford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Wallingford Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford Cemetery
- South Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The South Salem Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Salem Cemetery
- East Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The East Salem Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Salem Cemetery
- Crane Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Crane Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Fordyce Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Fordyce Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce Cemetery
- Trumbo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Trumbo Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbo Cemetery
- Dibble Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Dibble Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibble Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Holsworth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Holsworth Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holsworth Cemetery
- Kennedy Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. John Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Cedar Creek Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Cemetery
- Cedar Creek Friends Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lambirth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lambirth Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambirth Cemetery
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 Hillsboro Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hillsboro Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hillsboro
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hillsboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Russellville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Russellville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Russellville has also been known as:
- Doantown
- Big Mound
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Big Mound is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mound
- White Lane ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- White Lane is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lane
- Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Houghton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Houghton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Stockport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Hamill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hamill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hamill
- Former names for Mount Hamill:
- Courtwright
- Hamill
- Glasgow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Glasgow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Bonaparte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland Mills is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mills
- Winchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Winchester is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pilot Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pilot Grove is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Westwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Westwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Rome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rome is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Mount Zion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Primrose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Primrose is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Saint Paul
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Paul is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Lockridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Birmingham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Farmington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kilbourn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
- Keosauqua
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lowell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lowell is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
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 Hillsboro Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Henry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hillsboro Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Birmingham
- Bonaparte
- Farmington
- Keosauqua
- Lockridge
- Mount Pleasant
- Salem
- Stockport
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Hillsboro Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Henry 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 Hillsboro Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1981568 (Hillsboro Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1981568 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: Henry
- Est. Elev: 220 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hillsboro
- Location given for Hillsboro Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8303072 Lon: -91.7151645
- 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 Henry, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hillsboro 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. |
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