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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hillcrest Memorial Park:
38.0487, -84.5458
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hillcrest Memorial Park can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hillcrest Memorial Park is located in Fayette County<2>.
The county seat for Fayette County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies just to the east of the Hillcrest Memorial Park .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hillcrest Memorial Park.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Hillcrest Memorial Park.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hillcrest Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- 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 <5>
- Highland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Lexington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- 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 <5>
- Lexington National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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 <5>
- Cove Haven Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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 <5>
- Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Blue Grass Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Vernon Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crest Lawn Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Crest Lawn Gardens is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Lawn Gardens
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Howards Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Versailles Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- 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 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Rose Crest Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Steele Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Steele Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Cemetery
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- The Polk Memorial Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Run Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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 based on their distance from Hillcrest Memorial Park, with the nearest first:
- Colony
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Colony is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Lexington - Fayette
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lexington - Fayette is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington - Fayette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324,735 people
- Lexington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bracktown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bracktown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracktown
- Fairway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairway is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway
- Yarnallton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Yarnallton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarnallton
- Elk Chester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Elk Chester is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Chester
- Deep Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Deep Springs is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Springs
- Pisgah
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pisgah is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Brannon ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brannon is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon
- Cadentown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cadentown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadentown
- Spindletop Estates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Spindletop Estates is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spindletop Estates
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Donerail
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Donerail is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donerail
- Faywood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Faywood is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faywood
- Gaybourn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gaybourn is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaybourn
- Montrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Montrose is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Russell Cave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Russell Cave is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cave
- Mattoxtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mattoxtown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattoxtown
- Payne's Depot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Zion Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Hill is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill
- Firmantown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Firmantown is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firmantown
- Pinckard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pinckard is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckard
- Keene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Catnip ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Catnip is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catnip
- Elmendorf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elmendorf is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmendorf
- Davistown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Davistown is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davistown
- Hunter Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hunter Town is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
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 like to start 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
- Location given for Hillcrest Memorial Park:
- Lat: 38.0486881 Lon: -84.5457736
- 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 Fayette, 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 from Point A (ie- Hillcrest Memorial Park) 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. |