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. 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 Hill Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hill Cemetery
Lat: 32.8857° (32° 53' 8")
Lon: -93.6199° (-93° 37' 11")
The Hill Cemetery is located in Bossier Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Bossier Parish is located in Benton. Benton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Hill Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Smith - Gilmer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith - Gilmer Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith - Gilmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Smith - Gilmer Cemetery is located in Bossier Parish
- Caldwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caldwell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caldwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Bossier Parish
- Graham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graham Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Bossier Parish
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Bossier Parish
- Plain Dealing Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stubbs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stubbs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stubbs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Stubbs Cemetery is located in Bossier Parish
- Wyche Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wyche Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wyche Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wyche Cemetery is located in Bossier Parish
- Ford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ford Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Bossier Parish
- Emma Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emma Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emma Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Emma Cemetery is located in Bossier Parish
- Rogers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Bossier Parish
- Cason Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cason Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cason Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cason Cemetery is located in Bossier Parish
- Boggs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boggs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boggs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Boggs Cemetery is located in Bossier Parish
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- Collinsburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collinsburg Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collinsburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Collinsburg Cemetery is located in Bossier Parish
- High Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the High Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The High Cemetery is located in Bossier Parish
- Pilgrim Home Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrim Home Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilgrim Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pilgrim Home Cemetery is located in Bossier Parish
- Timothy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Timothy Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Timothy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Timothy Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
- New Egypt Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Egypt Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Egypt Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The New Egypt Hill Cemetery is located in Bossier Parish
- Cottage Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottage Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottage Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cottage Grove Cemetery is located in Bossier Parish
- Dove Dale Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dove Dale Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dove Dale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Dove Dale Cemetery is located in Bossier Parish
- St. Moriah Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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.
- Plain Dealing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plain Dealing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain Dealing
- Plain Dealing is located in Bossier Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plain Dealing <6>
- Ivan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ivan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
- Ivan is located in Bossier Parish
- Alden Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alden Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Bridge
- Alden Bridge is located in Bossier Parish
- Sarepta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cullen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- Cullen is located in Webster Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,056 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cullen <6>
- Cotton Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Valley
- Cotton Valley is located in Webster Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cotton Valley <6>
- Springhill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springhill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Springhill is located in Webster Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,684 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springhill <6>
- Welcome
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Welcome. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Welcome is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Gilliam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilliam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam
- Gilliam is located in Caddo Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilliam <6>
- Benton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Missionary
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Missionary. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionary
- Missionary is located in Caddo Parish
- Bradley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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- Hosston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Belcher
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Walnut Hill is located in Lafayette County (AR)
- Bellevue
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bellevue. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Bellevue is located in Bossier Parish
- Gin City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gin City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin City
- Gin City is located in Lafayette County (AR)
- Taylor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ida
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Caddo Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Black Bayou ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bayou
- Black Bayou is located in Caddo Parish
- Shongaloo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Western
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
- Western is located in Columbia County (AR)
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 Bossier Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellevue
- Benton
- Bradley
- Plain Dealing
- Vivian
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Bossier Parish:
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 #555681 (Hill Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #555681 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: Carterville
- County: Bossier Elev: 91
- Location given for GNIS #555681 (Hill Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Bossier Parish: www.mybossier.com/
The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.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 Louisiana's parishes, including Bossier, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8857, Longitude: -93.6199 In this case, the coordinates for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | 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. |
<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. |
<7> | 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. |