A visit to the Hillsdale Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Hillsdale Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Hillsdale Cemetery (FG ID #95078).
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 Hillsdale Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hillsdale Cemetery:
41.8775, -93.7862
The Hillsdale Cemetery is located in Boone County<2>.
The county seat for Boone County is located in Boone. Boone lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Hillsdale Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hillsdale Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Hillsdale Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hillsdale Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cassel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dalander Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- United Brethren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hopkins Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Garden Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Xenia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Xenia Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia Cemetery
- Robbins Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lem Small Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lem Small Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lem Small Cemetery
- Sheldahl Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Slater Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Slater Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slater Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sheldahl Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- State Hospital Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Snider Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Snider Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider Cemetery
- Willie Coons Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hull Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hull Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull Cemetery
- Woodward Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Woodward Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hillsdale Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hillsdale Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Madrid
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- High Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sheldahl
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Xenia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Slater
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Luther
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Polk City Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodward
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kelley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Granger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Andrews
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Polk City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Alleman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Huxley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Midvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Herrold
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jordan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bouton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ames
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ontario
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ontario is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Moingona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grimes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Johnston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Boone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ankeny
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cambridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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 Hillsdale Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Boone County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hillsdale Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ames
- Ames lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Hillsdale Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ames.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Ankeny
- Boone
- Boone lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Hillsdale Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Boone.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Bouton
- Johnston
- Madrid
- Polk City
- Slater
- Woodward
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 professional and volunteer 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 Hillsdale Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Boone 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 Hillsdale Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #95078
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #457504 (Hillsdale Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #457504 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: Boone
- Est. Elev: 311 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Luther
- Location given for Hillsdale Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.8774861 Lon: -93.7860577
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Boone, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hillsdale 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |