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A visit to the Hillcrest 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 Hillcrest Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hillcrest Cemetery:

39.3437, -90.7157

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Calhoun County<2>.

The county seat for Calhoun County is located in Hardin. Hardin lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Hillcrest Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Hillcrest Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Hillcrest Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hillcrest Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Poor Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Poor Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • McConnell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The McConnell Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell Cemetery
  • Fox Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Fox Creek Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Creek Cemetery
  • Retzer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Retzer Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retzer Cemetery
  • Long Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Long Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
  • Silver Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Silver Creek Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Cemetery
  • Spear Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Spear Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spear Cemetery
  • Hollis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hollis Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Cemetery
  • Hack Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hack Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hack Cemetery
  • Allison Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Allison Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Cemetery
  • Schumann Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Schumann Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumann Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • St. Anselm Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Anselm Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anselm Cemetery
    • Farrow Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Farrow Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrow Cemetery
    • Humphreys Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Humphreys Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreys Cemetery
    • Kessinger Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Kessinger Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessinger Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kessinger Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Pearl.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2549090 <5>
    • Hess Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hess Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess Cemetery
    • Hunter Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hunter Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
    • Henry Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Henry Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Miller Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Little Miller Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

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 Hillcrest Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hillcrest Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Mozier
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Belleview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Belleview is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
  • Cliffdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Cliffdale is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffdale
  • Bee Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bee Creek is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Creek
  • Kampsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Straut
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Straut is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straut
  • Hamburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Nebo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Annada
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Annada is located in Pike County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annada
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
  • Michael
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Eldred
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pearl
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Pleasant Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Clarksville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Paynesville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Paynesville is located in Pike County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
    • Hillview
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sledd
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Sledd is located in Pike County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledd
    • Elsberry
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Elsberry is located in Lincoln County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsberry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,098 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elsberry <6>
    • Walkerville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Walkerville is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerville
    • Hardin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • East Hardin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • East Hardin is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hardin
    • Spankey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Spankey is located in Jersey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spankey
    • Woody
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Woody is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
    • Martinsburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Martinsburg is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
    • Star City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Star City is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
    • Bedford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

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 Hillcrest Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Calhoun County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hillcrest Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Hillcrest Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Illinois:
  • Pages specific to Calhoun 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 Hillcrest Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #410271  (Hillcrest Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #410271 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: Calhoun
      • Est. Elev: 226 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Pleasant Dale Valley
      • Location given for Hillcrest Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.343659     Lon: -90.7156808
      • 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 Calhoun, 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 from Point A (ie- Hillcrest 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.