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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:

44.4604, -68.0695

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 Hancock County<2>.

The county seat for Hancock County is located in Ellsworth. Ellsworth lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the west northwest 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 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Hillcrest Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hillside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
  • Hall Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hall Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
  • Dyer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Dyer Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
  • Birch Tree Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Birch Tree Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Tree Cemetery
  • Doyle Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Doyle Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle Cemetery
  • Simpson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Simpson Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
  • Sumner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Sumner Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner Cemetery
  • Bragdon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Bragdon Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragdon Cemetery
  • The Graveyard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Graveyard is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Graveyard
  • Corea Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Corea Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corea Cemetery
  • Steuben Village Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Steuben Village Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben Village Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Steuben Village Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Milbridge.
    • The Steuben Village Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Moore Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2167087 <5>
  • York Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The York Hill Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Hill Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Salter Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Salter Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter Cemetery
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
    • Meeting House Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Meeting House Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting House Cemetery
    • East Franklin Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The East Franklin Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Franklin Cemetery
    • Gordon Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Gordon Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • Blaisdell Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Blaisdell Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaisdell Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • Salisbury Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Salisbury Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Cemetery

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:

  • Gouldsboro
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • West Gouldsboro
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • West Gouldsboro is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gouldsboro
  • South Gouldsboro
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • South Gouldsboro is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gouldsboro
  • Winter Harbor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Prospect Harbor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Birch Harbor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Goodwin Siding
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Goodwin Siding is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin Siding
    • Goodwin Siding has also been known as:
    • Goodwins
  • East Sullivan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sorrento
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Corea
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Steuben
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • East Steuben
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • East Steuben is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Steuben
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Sullivan
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bar Harbor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hulls Cove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • West Sullivan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • West Sullivan is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sullivan
    • South Hancock
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • South Hancock is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hancock
    • Salsbury Cove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Salsbury Cove is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salsbury Cove
    • Milbridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hancock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Otter Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Franklin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lamoine
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Cherryfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • East Lamoine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • East Lamoine is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lamoine

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 Hancock County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hillcrest 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 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 Maine:
  • Pages specific to Hancock 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 #568055  (Hillcrest Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #568055 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: Hancock
      • Est. Elev: 54 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Winter Harbor
      • Location given for Hillcrest Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.4603567     Lon: -68.0694513
      • 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 Maine's counties, including Hancock, 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 drawn 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 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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