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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:

43.6617, -70.6095

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 York County<2>.

The county seat for York County is located in Alfred. Alfred lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southwest 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 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Hillcrest Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Meeting House Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Flanders Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Flanders Cemetery is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Cemetery
  • Bear Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Bear Hill Cemetery is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Hill Cemetery
  • Highland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
  • West Gorham Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The West Gorham Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gorham Cemetery
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • South Buston Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The South Buston Cemetery is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Buston Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the South Buston Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bar Mills.
    • The South Buston Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Tory Hill Cemetery
    • Tory Hill Meeting House Yard Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980911 <5>
  • Shaws Mill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Shaws Mill Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaws Mill Cemetery
  • North Street Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The North Street Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Street Cemetery
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
  • Eastern Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Eastern Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • South Street Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The South Street Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Street Cemetery
    • Ft. Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Ft. Hill Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Hill Cemetery
    • Lord Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Lord Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lord Cemetery
    • Sawyer Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Sawyer Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer Cemetery
    • Marrs Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Marrs Cemetery is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrs Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillside Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Limerick.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2375367 <5>
    • Highland Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Highland Cemetery is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
    • South Gorham Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The South Gorham Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gorham Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
    • Sapling Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sapling Hill Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapling Hill Cemetery
    • White Rock Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The White Rock Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock Cemetery
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship 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:

  • Kimbles Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Kimbles Corner is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbles Corner
  • Chicopee
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Chicopee is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
  • Hollis Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Bar Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Buxton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Buxton is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,368 people
  • Clarks Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Clarks Mills is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
  • East Limington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • East Limington is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Limington
  • Standish
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • South Limington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • South Limington is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Limington
  • North Waterboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • South Hollis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • South Hollis is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hollis
  • North Limington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • North Limington is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Limington
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Limington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Arrowhead
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Lake Arrowhead is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
    • East Waterboro
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Dayton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Gorham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Gorham is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,962 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorham <6>
    • Sebago Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Sebago Lake is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebago Lake
    • Steep Falls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Limerick
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Ross Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Ross Corner is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Corner
    • Waterboro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • North Scarborough
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • North Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scarborough
    • South Windham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • South Windham is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windham
    • Newhall
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Newhall is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall

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 York 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 like to start 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 Hillcrest Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Maine:
  • Pages specific to York 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 #1910932  (Hillcrest Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1910932 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: York
      • Est. Elev: 86 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Standish
      • Location given for Hillcrest Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.6617461     Lon: -70.6095003
      • 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 York, 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- 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.