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A visit to the Hilltop Cemetery ...


The location of the Hilltop Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hilltop Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hilltop Cemetery

Lat:   36.7759°   (36° 46' 33")

Lon:   -85.1266°   (-85° 7' 35")

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 .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Hilltop Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kentucky:
  • Pages specific to Clinton County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Hilltop Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ida have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
      • Ida is located in Clinton County
    • Cumberland City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland City
      • Cumberland City is located in Clinton County
    • Browns Crossroads
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Crossroads
      • Browns Crossroads is located in Clinton County
    • Albany
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Alpha
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
      • Alpha is located in Clinton County
    • Long Bottom
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom
      • Long Bottom is located in Russell County
    • Murl
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murl
      • Murl is located in Wayne County
    • Lula ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lula. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
      • Lula is located in Russell County
    • Static
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Static have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
      • Static is located in Pickett County (TN)
    • Static
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Static have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
      • Static is located in Clinton County
    • Freedom
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
      • Freedom is located in Russell County
    • Shearer Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shearer Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearer Valley
      • Shearer Valley is located in Wayne County
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Parnell
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
        • Parnell is located in Wayne County
      • Stokes ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stokes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
        • Stokes is located in Russell County
      • Slickford
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slickford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickford
        • Slickford is located in Wayne County
      • Bakerton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bakerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerton
        • Bakerton is located in Cumberland County
      • Byrdstown
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Cundiff
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cundiff
        • Cundiff is located in Adair County
      • Dougan Town
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dougan Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougan Town
        • Dougan Town is located in Cumberland County
      • Burkesville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkesville
        • Burkesville is located in Cumberland County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,437 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkesville <4>
      • Crocus
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crocus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocus
        • Crocus is located in Adair County
      • Cedar Grove
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
        • Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County (TN)
      • Sumpter
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
        • Sumpter is located in Wayne County
      • Jamestown
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
        • Jamestown is located in Russell County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,802 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <4>
      • Inroad
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inroad have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inroad
        • Inroad is located in Adair County

    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.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Hilltop Cemetery.<6>

    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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Brents Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • The Brents Family Cemetery is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brents Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1987619 <7>
    • Ray Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ray Cemetery is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ray Cemetery
    • Hopkins Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopkins Cemetery
    • Fairland Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairland Cemetery is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairland Cemetery
    • McWhorter Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McWhorter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McWhorter Cemetery is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McWhorter Cemetery
    • Hickory Ridge Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hickory Ridge Cemetery is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Ridge Cemetery
    • Brown Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Cartwright Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cartwright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cartwright Cemetery is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cartwright Cemetery
    • Brumley Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brumley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brumley Cemetery is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brumley Cemetery
    • Hopkins Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopkins Cemetery
    • Cowan Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cowan Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • The Cowan Cemetery is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cowan Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2427312 <7>
    • Gwinn Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gwinn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gwinn Cemetery is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gwinn Cemetery
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Walnut Grove Church Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Grove Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Walnut Grove Church Cemetery is located in Clinton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Grove Church Cemetery
      • Shelton Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shelton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Shelton Cemetery is located in Clinton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shelton Cemetery
      • Thurman Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Thurman Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • The Thurman Cemetery is located in Clinton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thurman Cemetery
      • Boyles Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Boyles Cemetery is located in Clinton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyles Cemetery
      • Tuggle Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tuggle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Tuggle Cemetery is located in Clinton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tuggle Cemetery
      • Memorial Hill Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Memorial Hill Cemetery is located in Clinton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Hill Cemetery
      • Lewis Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
      • Peolia Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • The Peolia Cemetery is located in Clinton County
        • The Peolia Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Peolia UMC Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peolia Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #597502 <7>
      • Clear Fork Church Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clear Fork Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Clear Fork Church Cemetery is located in Clinton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clear Fork Church Cemetery
      • Central Grove Church Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Central Grove Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Central Grove Church Cemetery is located in Clinton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Grove Church Cemetery
      • Buncom Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buncom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Buncom Cemetery is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buncom Cemetery
      • Clark - Coop Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark - Coop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Clark - Coop Cemetery is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark - Coop Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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: GNIS record #494277 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Wolf Creek Dam
      • County: Clinton         Elev: 287
      • Location given for GNIS #494277 (Hilltop Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

    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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Hilltop Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7759, Longitude: -85.1266       In this case, the coordinates for the Hilltop Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <7>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.




 

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