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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 #1416815)

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 Hillside Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   42.7860°   (42° 47' 9")

Lon:   -71.1328°   (-71° 7' 58")

The Hillside Cemetery is located in Essex County<2>.

The county seat for Essex County is located in Salem. Salem lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Hillside Cemetery .

Establishment of the Hillside Cemetery ...

The Hillside Cemetery was:

Incorporated in 1830

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Hillside Cemetery.<4>

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 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hillside Cemetery.

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

  • Ayers Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayers Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Village
    • Ayers Village is located in Essex County
  • Tozier Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Ward Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Haverhill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Westville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
    • Westville is located in Rockingham County (NH)
  • Wilson Corners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Atkinson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Bradford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Plaistow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Salem
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Methuen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Methuen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methuen
    • Methuen is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,910 people
  • Lawrence
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Groveland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • North Salem
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • North Andover
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
      • North Andover is located in Essex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,460 people
    • West Boxford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Boxford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boxford
      • West Boxford is located in Essex County
    • Hampstead
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Rocks Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Village
      • Rocks Village is located in Essex County
    • Shawsheen Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawsheen Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsheen Village
      • Shawsheen Village is located in Essex County
    • West Newbury
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Merrimac
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrimac have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
      • Merrimac is located in Essex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,972 people
    • West Andover
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
      • West Andover is located in Essex County
    • Andover
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Georgetown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Danville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Hubbard
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hubbard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
      • Hubbard is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hubbard
      • From the Hillside Cemetery to Hubbard
    • Windham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Essex 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 begin with 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 Hillside Cemetery:

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 GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #602867  (Hillside Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #602867 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: Salem Depot
    • County: Essex         Elev: 46
    • Location given for GNIS #602867 (Hillside Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #1416815

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

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>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Essex, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Hillside Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7860, Longitude: -71.1328    
<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 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.
<6>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.

<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.
<8>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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