A visit to the Hilltown 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 Hilltown Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Hilltown Cemetery (FG ID #95087).
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 Hilltown Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hilltown Cemetery:
40.5993, -92.7043
The Hilltown Cemetery is located in Appanoose County<2>.
The county seat for Appanoose County is located in Centerville. Centerville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Hilltown Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hilltown Cemetery.
Establishment of the Hilltown Cemetery ...
The Hilltown Cemetery was established in 1849.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Hilltown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hilltown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dean Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Dean Cemetery is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Cemetery
- Bratcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bratcher Cemetery is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratcher Cemetery
- Hargrave Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hargrave Cemetery is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrave Cemetery
- Kerby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Croft Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Croft Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft Cemetery
- Zoar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Chapel Cemetery is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Coatesville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Coatesville Cemetery is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatesville Cemetery
- Staten Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Staten Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staten Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Berry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Berry Cemetery is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Cemetery
- Horn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- The Oakland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Garland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1987057 <1>
- Shoney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Shoney Cemetery is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoney Cemetery
- Hinerman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hinerman Cemetery is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinerman Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Shumate Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Shumate Cemetery is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson 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 Hilltown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hilltown Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Coal City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Coal City is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Coatsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Coatsville is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatsville
- Moulton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Livonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Livonia is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Glenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Exline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Exline is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Orleans
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Orleans is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Mendota
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Julesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lancaster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pearl City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pearl City is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Mark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- West Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cincinnati
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Centerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Udell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Worthington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Savannah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Savannah is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
- Queen City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sunshine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Numa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Clifton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rathbun
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rathbun is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Clarkdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Hilltown Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Appanoose County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hilltown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Centerville
- Glenwood
- Lancaster
- Livonia
- Moulton
- Queen City
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 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 Hilltown Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Appanoose 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 Hilltown Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #95087
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #457516 (Hilltown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #457516 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: Appanoose
- Est. Elev: 283 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Coatsville
- Location given for Hilltown Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.5991885 Lon: -92.7051941
- 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 Appanoose, 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- Hilltown 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. |