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A visit to the Hillside Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Hillside Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Hillside Cemetery (FG ID #91097).

In addition, the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <2> database entry for the Hillside Cemetery (MACRIS ID: BRN.814). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: BRN.814'. Click on this link to open a PDF document with more detailed information contained on scanned documents.

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 Hillside Cemetery ...

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

41.6320, -70.3789

The Hillside Cemetery is located in Barnstable County<3>.

The county seat for Barnstable County is located in Barnstable. Barnstable lies just to the northeast of the Hillside Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Hillside Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> of the Hillside Cemetery.<5>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Hillside Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hillside Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Osterville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Osterville is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterville
  • Craigville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Craigville is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
  • Centerville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Marstons Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Cotuit
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Cotuit is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotuit
  • Hyannis Port
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • West Hyannisport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • West Hyannisport is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hyannisport
  • Barnstable Town
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Barnstable Town is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstable Town
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,535 people
  • Mashpee Neck
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Mashpee Neck is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashpee Neck
  • Hyannis
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Popponesset Island
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Popponesset Island is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popponesset Island
  • Popponesset
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Popponesset is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popponesset
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • West Barnstable
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Mashpee
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Mashpee is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashpee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,266 people
    • New Seabury
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • New Seabury is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Seabury
    • Maushop Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Maushop Village is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maushop Village
    • Cobbs Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cobbs Village is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs Village
    • Barnstable
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Seabrook
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Seabrook is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook
    • Monomoscoy Island
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Monomoscoy Island is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monomoscoy Island
    • West Yarmouth
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Yarmouth Station
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Yarmouth Station is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth Station
    • Cummaquid ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cummaquid is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummaquid
    • Forestdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Seconsett Island
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Seconsett Island is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seconsett Island
    • Plowed Neck
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • East Sandwich
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bass River
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Yarmouth Port
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Yarmouth Port is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth Port

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 Hillside Cemetery. The following communities are located in Barnstable County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Hillside Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Massachusetts:
  • Pages specific to Barnstable 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 Hillside Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #91097

    Referenced MACRIS Record:  BRN.814

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #602552  (Hillside Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #602552 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: Barnstable
      • Est. Elev: 5 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Cotuit
      • Location given for Hillside Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.6306659     Lon: -70.3791907
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>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.

    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Barnstable, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hillside Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <5>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.