A visit to the Hillcrest Memorial Park ...
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 Memorial Park ...
The Hillcrest Memorial Park is located in Fayette County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Blue Grass Memorial Gardens
- Calvary Cemetery
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lexington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73274 <2>
- Cherry Run Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Cove Haven Cemetery
- The Cove Haven Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Haven Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cove Haven Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lexington.
- The Cove Haven Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1802031 <2>
- Crest Lawn Gardens
- The Crest Lawn Gardens is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Lawn Gardens
- Ebenezer Cemetery
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Howards Grove Cemetery
- Lexington Cemetery
- The Lexington Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lexington Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Lexington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1605234 <2>
- Lexington National Cemetery
- The Lexington National Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington National Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lexington National Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lexington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #74833 <2>
- Locust Grove Cemetery
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Maple Grove Cemetery
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Church Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Rose Crest Cemetery
- Steele Cemetery
- The Steele Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Cemetery
- The Polk Memorial Church Cemetery
- Versailles Cemetery
- The Versailles Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Versailles Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Versailles.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #340149 <2>
- Zion Hill Cemetery
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hillcrest Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Bracktown
- Bracktown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracktown
- Brannon ‑ Historic
- Brannon is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon
- Cadentown
- Cadentown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadentown
- Catnip ‑ Historic
- Catnip is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catnip
- Colony
- Colony is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Davistown
- Davistown is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davistown
- Deep Springs
- Deep Springs is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Springs
- Donerail
- Donerail is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donerail
- Elk Chester
- Elk Chester is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Chester
- Elmendorf
- Elmendorf is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmendorf
- Fairway
- Fairway is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway
- Faywood
- Faywood is located in Woodford County
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- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Firmantown
- Firmantown is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firmantown
- Gaybourn
- Gaybourn is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaybourn
- Hunter Town
- Hunter Town is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
- Keene
- Lexington - Fayette
- Lexington - Fayette is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington - Fayette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324,735 people
- Lexington
- Mattoxtown
- Mattoxtown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattoxtown
- Montrose
- Montrose is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Payne's Depot
- Payne's Depot is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne's Depot
- Payne's Depot has also been known as:
- Paynes
- Pinckard
- Pinckard is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckard
- Pisgah
- Pisgah is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Russell Cave
- Russell Cave is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cave
- Spindletop Estates
- Spindletop Estates is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spindletop Estates
- Yarnallton
- Yarnallton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarnallton
- Zion Hill
- Zion Hill is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill
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 Memorial Park. The following communities are located in Fayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hillcrest Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Hillcrest Memorial Park:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Fayette 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 Memorial Park:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #494263 (Hillcrest Memorial Park)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #494263 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: Fayette
- Est. Elev: 291 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lexington West
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Fayette, 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 '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- Hillcrest Memorial Park) 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. |