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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:

44.4715, -70.3001

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 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the south southwest 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 30 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Hillside Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Canton Mtn. Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Canton Mtn. Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Mtn. Cemetery
  • Canton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Canton Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Cemetery
  • Alden Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Alden Hill Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Hill Cemetery
    • The Alden Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Alden Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2317832 <5>
  • Deshon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Deshon Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deshon Cemetery
  • East Peru Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The East Peru Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peru Cemetery
  • Sparrow Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Sparrow Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrow Cemetery
  • Poland Corner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Poland Corner Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Corner Cemetery
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Maple Grove Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Canton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90191 <5>
  • Alden Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Alden Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Cemetery
  • North Livermore Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The North Livermore Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Livermore Cemetery
  • Jay Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Severy Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Severy Hill Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severy Hill Cemetery
    • Parsons Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Parsons Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Cemetery
    • Waters Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Waters Hill Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Hill Cemetery
    • Noyes Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Noyes Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noyes Cemetery
    • Livermore Falls Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Livermore Falls Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore Falls Cemetery
    • Richardson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Science Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Science Hill Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Science Hill Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • Knight Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Knight Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
    • Lakeside Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
    • Gibbs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Shuy Yard Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Shuy Yard Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuy Yard Cemetery
      • The Shuy Yard Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Brackett Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2498594 <5>
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant View Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Shy Corner.
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Shy Corner.
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Treat Cemetery
      • Treat Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90629 <5>
    • Stones Corner Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Stones Corner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Corner Cemetery
    • North Jay Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The North Jay Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay Cemetery
    • Birchland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Birchland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchland 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 Hillside Cemetery.

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

  • Canton Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Canton Point is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Point
  • Gilbertville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Gilbertville is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
  • Canton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Canton is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
  • North Livermore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • North Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Livermore
  • Jay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jay is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,598 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <6>
  • Shy Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Shy Corner is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shy Corner
  • Livermore Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Chisholm
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Chisholm is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
  • Peru
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Peru is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,509 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <6>
  • Livermore
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • North Jay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • North Jay is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
  • East Dixfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • East Dixfield is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixfield
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Sumner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • East Sumner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • East Sumner is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumner
    • South Livermore
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • South Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Livermore
    • East Livermore
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • East Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Livermore
    • Dixfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • West Peru
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • West Peru is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peru
    • Dickvale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Dickvale is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickvale
    • North Turner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • North Turner is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Turner
    • Dryden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Dryden is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
    • Wilton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Howes Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Howes Corner is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Corner
    • North Fayette
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • North Fayette is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fayette
    • East Wilton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • East Wilton is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilton

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 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 #568076  (Hillside Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #568076 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: 122 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Canton
      • Location given for Hillside Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.4714537     Lon: -70.3000604
      • 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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>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.