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 ...
The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Baxter Springs Cemetery
- The Baxter Springs Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Springs Cemetery
- The Baxter Springs Cemetery has also been known as:
- Baxter Springs City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91992 <2>
- Boston Mills - Cox Cemetery
- Brush Creek Cemetery
- The Brush Creek Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek Cemetery
- Dockery Cemetery
- The Dockery Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dockery Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
- Ferris Cemetery
- The Ferris Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris Cemetery
- Gandy Cemetery
- The Gandy Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy Cemetery
- Lowell Cemetery
- The Lowell Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell Cemetery
- Messer Cemetery
- The Messer Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messer Cemetery
- The Messer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Spring River Falls Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93033 <2>
- Mound Cemetery
- The Mound Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
- Newman Cemetery
- The Newman Cemetery is located in Ottawa County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Osborne Cemetery
- The Osborne Cemetery is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Cemetery
- Parkway Cemetery
- The Parkway Cemetery is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Cemetery
- Peace Church Cemetery
- The Peace Church Cemetery is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Peace Church Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Joplin (MO).
- Pence Cemetery
- The Pence Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- Quaker Valley Cemetery
- The Quaker Valley Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Valley Cemetery
- Sherwood Cemetery
- The Sherwood Cemetery is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Cemetery
- Timberhill Oak Hill Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ritchie Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
- Usrey Cemetery
- The Usrey Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Usrey Cemetery
- Wirtonia Cemetery
- The Wirtonia Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wirtonia Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hillcrest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Badger
- Badger is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger
- Baxter Junction
- Baxter Junction is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Junction
- Baxter Springs
- Carl Junction
- Central City
- Central City is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Cliff Village
- Cliff Village is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Commonwealth
- Commonwealth is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
- Crestline
- Crestline is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestline
- Dennis Acres
- Dennis Acres is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Dupont ‑ Historic
- Dupont is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- East Galena
- East Galena is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Galena
- Empire City
- Empire City is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Galena
- Grand Falls Plaza
- Grand Falls Plaza is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Falls Plaza
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Hockerville ‑ Historic
- Hockerville is located in Ottawa County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockerville
- Iron Gates
- Iron Gates is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gates
- Joplin
- Klondike
- Klondike is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Loma Linda
- Loma Linda is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Linda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Lone Elm
- Lone Elm is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Lowell
- Lowell is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Lowell has also been known as:
- Lowell Station
- Neutral
- Neutral is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neutral
- Neutral has also been known as:
- Neutral City
- Quaker
- Quaker is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker
- Redings Mill
- Redings Mill is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redings Mill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Riverton
- Shoal Creek Drive
- Shoal Creek Drive is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek Drive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Smithfield
- Smithfield is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- South Galena
- South Galena is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Galena
- Thoms
- Thoms is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoms
- West Joplin
- West Joplin is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Joplin
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 Cherokee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hillcrest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Baxter Springs
- Carl Junction
- Empire City
- Galena
- Joplin
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 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 Kansas:
- Pages specific to Cherokee 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 #484325 (Hillcrest Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #484325 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: Cherokee
- Est. Elev: 275 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Baxter Springs
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Cherokee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Hillcrest Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |