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:
36.6270, -84.4544
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 McCreary County<2>.
The county seat for McCreary County is located in Whitley City. Whitley City lies just 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 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Isham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Isham Cemetery is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isham Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The King Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Pine Knot Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Pine Knot Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot Cemetery
- Lower Hickory Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Troxel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Troxel Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxel Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Ryan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ryan Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Cemetery
- Lower Cal Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lower Cal Hill Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Cal Hill Cemetery
- The Lower Cal Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cal Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #450202 <5>
- Musgrove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Musgrove Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musgrove Cemetery
- Stevens Foster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cross Cemetery is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cross Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Winfield (TN)
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2385189 <5>
- Winfield Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Perkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Waters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Waters Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The King Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Chitwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Chitwood Cemetery is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chitwood Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Trammel Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Holt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Holt Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- Hayes Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hayes Creek Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Creek Cemetery
- Gilreath Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Gilreath Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilreath Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 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:
- Strunk
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Strunk is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk
- Pine Knot
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Isham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Isham is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isham
- State Line
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- State Line is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Revelo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Revelo is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
- Winfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stearns
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Smith Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Town is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Foster Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Foster Crossroads is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Crossroads
- Whitley City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Marshes Siding
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
- West Oneida
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Oneida is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oneida
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Oneida
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Verdun
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Verdun is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdun
- Ayers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ayers is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Wiborg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wiborg is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg
- Helenwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Huntsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stanfill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stanfill is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfill
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McCreary County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Helenwood
- Huntsville
- Oneida
- Whitley City
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 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 McCreary 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 #512706 (Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #512706 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: McCreary
- Est. Elev: 440 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Whitley City
- Location given for Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6270233 Lon: -84.4543823
- 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 McCreary, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |