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:
40.3342, -85.1508
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 Jay County<2>.
The county seat for Jay County is located in Portland. Portland lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northeast 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 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Hillcrest Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hillcrest Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Caylo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Caylo Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caylo Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cherry Grove Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove Cemetery
- Powers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
- Flesher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Flesher Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flesher Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Mt. Tablor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Tablor Cemetery is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tablor Cemetery
- Bethel Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Church Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Church Cemetery
- The Bethel Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2410399 <5>
- Flower Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Flower Point Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flower Point Cemetery
- New Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stratton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Stratton Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Buckles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Buckles Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckles Cemetery
- Strong Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wentz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Wentz Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentz Cemetery
- Claycomb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Claycomb Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claycomb Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Claycomb Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Redkey.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84644 <5>
- Wayman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Wayman Cemetery is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayman Cemetery
- Bost Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Bost Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bost Cemetery
- Whaley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Whaley Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley Cemetery
- Whiteman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Whiteman Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteman Cemetery
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 Hillcrest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hillcrest Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Redkey
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Albany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dunkirk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greene
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Blaine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blaine is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Ridertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Ridgeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
- Collett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Collett is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Pony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pony is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Millgrove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Granville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Desoto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Stone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stone is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Bluff Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bluff Point is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
- Parker City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Farmland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pennville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Eaton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Portland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Selma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Boundary City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Boundary City is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary City
- Liberty Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Saratoga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Pittsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- New Pittsburg is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
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 Jay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hillcrest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Eaton
- Farmland
- Millgrove
- Parker City
- Portland
- Redkey
- Ridgeville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Hillcrest Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Jay 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 #436202 (Hillcrest Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #436202 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: Jay
- Est. Elev: 295 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Redkey
- Location given for Hillcrest Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.3342104 Lon: -85.1508028
- 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 Indiana's counties, including Jay, 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. |