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A visit to the Hillside 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 Hillside Cemetery ...

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

44.2497, -70.8064

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

The county seat for Oxford County is located in South Paris. South Paris lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east 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 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Hillside Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Stearns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Stearns Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stearns Cemetery
  • Bisbeetown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Bisbeetown Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bisbeetown Cemetery
  • Brackett Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Brackett Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackett Cemetery
  • Merrill Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Merrill Hill Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Hill Cemetery
  • Songo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Songo Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Songo Cemetery
  • Fox Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Fox Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
  • Lord Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lord Cemetery is located in Oxford County
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  • Stevens Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Stevens Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery
  • Haskell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Haskell Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell Cemetery
  • Elm Vale Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Elm Vale Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Vale Cemetery
  • Holt Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Holt Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Chapel Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Cemetery
    • Patch Mtn. Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Patch Mtn. Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patch Mtn. Cemetery
    • Flat Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Flat Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Cemetery
    • Smith Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Oxford County
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    • Webber Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Webber Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber Cemetery
    • Gammay Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Gammay Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gammay Cemetery
    • Flint Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Flint Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Cemetery
    • Barnard Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Barnard Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard Cemetery
    • Hall Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Hall Cemetery is located in Oxford County
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    • Woodland Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Woodland Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery

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]<3> of the Hillside Cemetery.

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

  • North Waterford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Slab City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Slab City is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
  • Stoneham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Stoneham is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Center Lovell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Waterford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Waterford is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
    • Waterford has also been known as:
    • Sweats Island
    • Sweet Island
    • Swetts Island
    • Waterford Flat
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <5>
  • Sweden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Sweden is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
  • South Waterford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • North Norway
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • North Norway is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norway
  • Lovell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • West Bethel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • West Bethel is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bethel
  • Greenville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenville is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Bethel
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Chatham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Chatham is located in Carroll County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <5>
    • North Bridgton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Harrison
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bryant Pond
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mayville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Mayville is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
    • North Fryeburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • North Fryeburg is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fryeburg
    • West Bridgton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • West Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgton
    • West Paris
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Norway
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • North Woodstock
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • North Woodstock is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodstock
    • South Chatham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • South Chatham is located in Carroll County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
    • Fryeburg Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Fryeburg Center is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryeburg Center
    • East Fryeburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • East Fryeburg is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fryeburg
    • Bridgton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • South Paris
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Woodstock
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

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 Oxford 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 turn to 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:

  • Pages specific to Maine:
  • Pages specific to Oxford 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 GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #581060  (Hillside Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #581060 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: Oxford
      • Est. Elev: 190 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: North Waterford
      • Location given for Hillside Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.24975     Lon: -70.8064
      • 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 Oxford, 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 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'.
    <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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.