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:
42.5625, -92.4455
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 Black Hawk County<2>.
The county seat for Black Hawk County is located in Waterloo. Waterloo lies just to the southeast of the Hillside Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hillside Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Hillside Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hillside Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Washington Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- George Wyth Memorial State Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Vernon Evangelical Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gerholdt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Gerholdt Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerholdt Cemetery
- Newell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Benson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Benson Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Cemetery
- Rarick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Rarick Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rarick Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Garden of Memories
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Garden of Memories is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden of Memories
- Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Finchford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Finchford Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchford Cemetery
- Bidwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Bidwell Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell Cemetery
- Fairfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- The St. Pauls Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Paul's United Church of Christ Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2142646 <5>
- St. Paul UCC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Paul UCC Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul UCC Cemetery
- East Janesville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The East Janesville Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Janesville Cemetery
- The East Janesville Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Janesville Methodist Episcopal (ME) Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2142571 <5>
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:
- North Cedar
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- North Cedar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cedar
- Cedar Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cedar City
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cedar City is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Janesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Finchford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Finchford is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchford
- Waterloo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fredsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fredsville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredsville
- New Hartford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Evansdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Edwards ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Edwards is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Denver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Dike
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Run Heights
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Dewar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dewar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewar
- Waverly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shell Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stout
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stout is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Raymond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Raymond is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Klinger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Klinger is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klinger
- Dunkerton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dunkerton is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Readlyn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Knittel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Knittel is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knittel
- Bremer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bremer is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremer
- Sinclair
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sinclair is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair
- Voorhies
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Voorhies is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Gilbertville
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Coster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coster is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
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. 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 Hillside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cedar Falls
- Denver
- Dike
- Dike lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Hillside Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dike.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dike
- Shell Rock
- Waterloo
- Waverly
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 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 Hillside Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #457507 (Hillside Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #457507 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: 266 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cedar Falls
- Location given for Hillside Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.5624838 Lon: -92.4454648
- 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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 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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