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:
37.4878, -86.3030
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 Grayson County<2>.
The county seat for Grayson County is located in Leitchfield. Leitchfield lies just to the east southeast 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 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Watson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Leitchfield Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Leitchfield Memorial Gardens is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitchfield Memorial Gardens
- The Leitchfield Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Memorial Gardens
- Memory Gardens
- Kerr Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Kerr Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr Cemetery
- Kefauver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Kefauver Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kefauver Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- William Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The William Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Elizabeth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Holly MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mullin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mullin Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullin Cemetery
- Layman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Layman Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layman Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hazelwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hazelwood Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood Cemetery
- Prewitt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Prewitt Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prewitt Cemetery
- Decker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Decker Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Poole Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Poole Cemetery is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole Cemetery
- Layman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Layman Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layman Cemetery
- Thomason Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Thomason Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomason Cemetery
- Logsdon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Logsdon Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Leitchfield
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Black Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Clarkson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Millwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Peonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Horn Back Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
- Duff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Shrewsbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Higdon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Hardin Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- Big Clifty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Limp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Limp is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limp
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Indian Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Short Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- McDaniels
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Caneyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pierce Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pierce Mill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Mill
- Hudson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Sunfish
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Bee Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Spurrier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Spurrier is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrier
- Summit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Summit is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Constantine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Constantine is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Tousey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Spring Lick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Se Ree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Se Ree is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Se Ree
- Dogcreek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Buras
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
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 Grayson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Grayson 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 #494247 (Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #494247 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: Grayson
- Est. Elev: 255 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Leitchfield
- Location given for Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.4878323 Lon: -86.3030307
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including Grayson, 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' (or point-to-point) 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. |