A visit to the Hill 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 Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hill Cemetery:
41.2111, -88.8742
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hill Cemetery is located in La Salle County<2>.
The county seat for La Salle County is located in Ottawa. Ottawa lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of the Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mackey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mackey Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey Cemetery
- Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Casimir Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The St. Casimir Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Casimir Cemetery
- Lostlands Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lostlands Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lostlands Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lostlands Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Streator.
- The Lostlands Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lost Land Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106674 <5>
- Naramoor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Naramoor Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naramoor Cemetery
- Wolf Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Wolf Creek Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Cemetery
- Grand Rapids Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Grand Rapids Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids Cemetery
- Grand Ridge Mutual & Poundstone Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Barnhart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Barnhart Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhart Cemetery
- Grand Rapids Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- River View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The River View Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vermillionville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lowell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Old St. Stephen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Stephen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Stephen Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephen Cemetery
- Emery Green Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Emery Green Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery Green Cemetery
- Moon's Point Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Moon's Point Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon's Point Cemetery
- Summit View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Summit View Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit View Cemetery
- Ottawa Ave. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Ottawa Ave. Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Ave. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ottawa Ave. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Ottawa.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107379 <5>
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 Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Grand Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kangley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kangley is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kangley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Leonore
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Streator
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Munster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Munster is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
- Hitt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hitt is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt
- Vermilionville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vermilionville is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilionville
- Coalville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Coalville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Vermilion City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Vermilion City is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion City
- Naplate
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Naplate is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naplate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Kernan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kernan is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernan
- South Ottawa ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- South Ottawa is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ottawa
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ottawa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lostant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lostant is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lostant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Lostant has also been known as:
- Lost Ant
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lostant <6>
- Missal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Missal is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missal
- Deer Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Park is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Tonica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ancona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Marseilles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Utica
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Utica is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people
- Utica
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oglesby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blackstone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ransom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dayton is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
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 Hill Cemetery. The following communities are located in La Salle County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lostant
- Marseilles
- Ottawa
- Ransom
- Streator
- Tonica
- Utica
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 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to La Salle 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #410254 (Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #410254 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: LaSalle
- Est. Elev: 210 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Streator North
- Location given for Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.2111456 Lon: -88.8742437
- 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 Illinois' counties, including La Salle, 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- Hill 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. |