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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. 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 Hill Cemetery ...

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

31.3588, -92.8060

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Hill Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Rapides Parish is located in Alexandria. Alexandria lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the east of the Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Hill Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Campbell Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Knight Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Knight Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
  • Watkin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Watkin Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkin Cemetery
  • James Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The James Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
  • Dark - Neal Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Dark - Neal Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dark - Neal Cemetery
  • Flatwoods Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Flatwoods Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Flatwoods Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Flatwoods.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960128 <5>
  • Schorn Brook Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Schorn Brook Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schorn Brook Cemetery
  • Noel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Noel Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel Cemetery
  • Ball Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Ball Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Cemetery
  • Rose View Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Rose View Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose View Cemetery
  • Carnahan Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Carnahan Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnahan Cemetery
  • Blackwell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Blackwell Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Campground Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Campground Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
    • Campground Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Campground Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
    • Texada Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Texada Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texada Cemetery
    • Boyce Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Boyce Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce Cemetery
    • Calvert Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Calvert Cemetery is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert Cemetery
    • Bay Spring Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bay Spring Cemetery is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Spring Cemetery
    • Pisgah Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Pisgah Church Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Church Cemetery
    • Hardshell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Hardshell Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardshell Cemetery
    • Nichols Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Nichols Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
    • Dewill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Dewill Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewill Cemetery
    • St. Aloysius Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lacour Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lacour Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacour Cemetery
    • Deloges Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Deloges Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deloges Cemetery

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:

  • Flatwoods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hot Wells
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hot Wells is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Wells
  • Rock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rock is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
  • Hemphill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Hemphill is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
  • Zimmerman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Zimmerman is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
  • Lena
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Boyce
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Mora
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Gardner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairmount
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairmount is located in Grant Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
  • Gorum
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sieper
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Otis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Marco
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Marco is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marco
    • Colfax
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Simpson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lacamp
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Leander
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Leander is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
    • Weil
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Weil is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weil
    • Cloutierville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Derry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Derry is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
    • Hineston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)

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 Rapides Parish.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Colfax
    • Colfax lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Colfax.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax

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 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 Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Louisiana:
  • Pages specific to Rapides Parish:
  • Genealogy information for nearby parishes:
  • 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 Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #547465  (Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #547465 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
      • Parish: Rapides
      • Est. Elev: 57 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Jericho
      • Location given for Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.3587887     Lon: -92.805985
      • 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 Louisiana's parishes, including Rapides, 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 from Point A (ie- Hill 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.
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