A visit to the Hillcrest 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 Hillcrest Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hillcrest Cemetery:
42.2529, -71.6856
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Worcester County<2>.
The county seat for Worcester County is located in Worcester. Worcester lies just to the west of the Hillcrest Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hillcrest Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Hillcrest Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hillcrest Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
- The Mountain View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shrewsbury Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1607184 <6>
- St. Philips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Grafton.
- The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Riverside - Fairview Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #GRF.804 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1046196 <6>
- Midland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Midland Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WBO.801 <5>
- Notre Dame du Lac Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Notre Dame du Lac Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notre Dame du Lac Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Notre Dame du Lac Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Worcester.
- The Notre Dame du Lac Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2387115 <6>
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Howard Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Howard Street Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Street Cemetery
- St. Brigade Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Central Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Central Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
- Wilkinsonville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Wilkinsonville Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinsonville Cemetery
- The Wilkinsonville Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #SUT.802 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91575 <6>
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old North Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old North Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old North Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old North Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Upton.
- The Old North Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bradish Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #UPT.801 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90805 <6>
- Bear Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Old Burial Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Burial Ground is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Burial Ground
- Rural Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Rural Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rural Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Worcester.
- The Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
- Worcester Rural Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91530 <6>
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- The St. Johns Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John's Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91578 <6>
- Dwinell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Dwinell Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwinell Cemetery
- Dodge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Dodge Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hillcrest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hillcrest Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- North Grafton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- North Grafton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grafton
- Grafton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Grafton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,082 people
- Shrewsbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shrewsbury is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,910 people
- Westborough
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Westborough is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,063 people
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lakeview is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Quinsigamond Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Quinsigamond Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinsigamond Village
- Millbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Millbury is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,973 people
- Saundersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Saundersville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saundersville
- Northborough
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Northborough is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,038 people
- Worcester
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Worcester is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184,570 people
- West Upton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Upton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Upton
- Upton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Upton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,088 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Woodville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Chapinville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chapinville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapinville
- Northbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Northbridge is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,621 people
- Boylston Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Boylston Center is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston Center
- Southville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Southville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville
- Auburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Auburn is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,701 people
- West Millbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Millbury is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millbury
- Sutton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sutton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,576 people
- Hopkinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hopkinton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
- Cordaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cordaville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordaville
- Southborough
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Southborough is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,200 people
- South Berlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- South Berlin is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- North Worcester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Worcester is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Worcester
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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Worcester County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hillcrest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Auburn
- Grafton
- Hopkinton
- Millbury
- Northborough
- Shrewsbury
- Westborough
- Worcester
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 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 Hillcrest Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Worcester 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #603969 (Hillcrest Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #603969 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: Worcester
- Est. Elev: 135 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shrewsbury
- Location given for Hillcrest Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.2528718 Lon: -71.685624
- 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 Massachusetts' counties, including Worcester, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hillcrest 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 Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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| <6> | 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. |