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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:

45.0924, -68.9508

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 Penobscot County<2>.

The county seat for Penobscot County is located in Bangor. Bangor lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the south southeast 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 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Hillside Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Corner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Corner Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Williams Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
  • Trask Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Trask Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trask Cemetery
  • Mills Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Mills Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
  • Orneville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Orneville Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orneville Cemetery
  • Gould Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Gould Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Cemetery
  • Farnham Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Farnham Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham Cemetery
  • Hart Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hart Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
  • Corinthian Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Corinthian Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinthian Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • North Atkinson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The North Atkinson Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Atkinson Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • South Dover Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • No Exeter Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The No Exeter Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for No Exeter Cemetery
    • Boutell Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Boutell Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boutell Cemetery
    • Exeter Mills Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Exeter Mills Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Mills Cemetery
    • Upper Ferry Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Upper Ferry Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Ferry Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • Foss Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Foss Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foss Cemetery
    • Lucas Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Lucas Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Cemetery
    • Alton Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Alton Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 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 Bradford
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • North Bradford is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bradford
  • Bradford
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Bradford Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bradford Center is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Center
  • Charleston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Charleston is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,675 people
  • South Lagrange
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • South Lagrange is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lagrange
  • Atkinson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Atkinson is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
  • Corinth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hudson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hudson is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,499 people
  • Lagrange
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Boyd Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Boyd Lake is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Lake
  • Atkinson Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Atkinson Mills is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
  • South Corinth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • South Corinth is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corinth
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • South Dover
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • South Dover is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dover
    • Garland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Garland is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
    • East Exeter
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • East Exeter is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Exeter
    • Kenduskeag
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • West Old Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • West Old Town is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Old Town
    • Dover South Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Dover South Mills is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover South Mills
    • Milo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Milo is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,314 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milo <6>
    • Exeter
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Exeter is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
    • Old Town Landing
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Old Town Landing is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Landing
    • Medford Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Medford Center is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Center
    • Glenburn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Glenburn is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
    • Edinburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Edinburg is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people

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 Penobscot 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 like to start 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 Hillside Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Maine:
  • Pages specific to Penobscot 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 #572257  (Hillside Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #572257 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: Penobscot
      • Est. Elev: 115 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bradford
      • Location given for Hillside Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.09242     Lon: -68.95078
      • 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 Penobscot, 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.