A visit to the Hilltop 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 Hilltop Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hilltop Cemetery:
36.7759, -85.1266
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hilltop Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hilltop Cemetery is located in Clinton County<2>.
The county seat for Clinton County is located in Albany. Albany lies just to the south of the Hilltop Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hilltop Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Hilltop Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hilltop Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brents Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Hopkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
- Fairland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Fairland Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland Cemetery
- McWhorter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McWhorter Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWhorter Cemetery
- Hickory Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Cartwright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cartwright Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright Cemetery
- Brumley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Brumley Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Cemetery
- Hopkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
- Cowan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gwinn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Gwinn Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwinn Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Walnut Grove Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shelton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Thurman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Thurman Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman Cemetery
- Boyles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Boyles Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyles Cemetery
- Tuggle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Tuggle Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle Cemetery
- Memorial Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lewis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Peolia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Peolia Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peolia Cemetery
- The Peolia Cemetery has also been known as:
- Peolia UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #597502 <5>
- Clear Fork Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Central Grove Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buncom Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Buncom Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncom Cemetery
- Clark - Coop Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Clark - Coop Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark - Coop 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 Hilltop Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hilltop Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ida
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ida is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Cumberland City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland City is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland City
- Browns Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Crossroads is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Crossroads
- Albany
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Alpha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Alpha is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Long Bottom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Long Bottom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom
- Savage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Savage is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Murl
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Murl is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murl
- Lula ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lula is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Static
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Static is located in Pickett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Static
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Static is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Freedom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Freedom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Shearer Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Shearer Valley is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearer Valley
- Parnell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Parnell is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stokes is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Chanute
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Slickford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Slickford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickford
- Bakerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bakerton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerton
- Byrdstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cundiff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cundiff is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cundiff
- Dougan Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dougan Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougan Town
- Burkesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Crocus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Crocus is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocus
- Jamestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Sumpter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sumpter is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Inroad
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Inroad is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inroad
- Esto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Esto is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
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 Hilltop Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clinton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hilltop Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albany
- Burkesville
- Byrdstown
- Jamestown
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 helpful 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 Hilltop Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Clinton 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 Hilltop Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #494277 (Hilltop Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #494277 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: Clinton
- Est. Elev: 287 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wolf Creek Dam
- Location given for Hilltop Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7758994 Lon: -85.1266222
- 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 Clinton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hilltop 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. |