A visit to the Hill 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 Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hill Cemetery:
42.6533, -85.4583
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hill Cemetery is located in Barry County<2>.
The county seat for Barry County is located in Hastings. Hastings lies just to the east of the Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bowerman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Bowerman Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerman Cemetery
- Coman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Coman Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coman Cemetery
- Yankee Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Robbins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Robbins Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
- Jesuit Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Jesuit Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesuit Cemetery
- Rutland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Rutland Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- St.s Cyril & Methodius' Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St.s Cyril & Methodius' Catholic Cemetery is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St.s Cyril & Methodius' Catholic Cemetery
- The St.s Cyril & Methodius' Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St.s Cyril & Methodius Church Cemetery
- McCallum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The McCallum Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallum Cemetery
- Ingraham Grave
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ingraham Grave is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingraham Grave
- Irving Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Irving Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- German Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The German Cemetery is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- Messer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Messer Cemetery is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messer Cemetery
- Brush Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Brush Ridge Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Ridge Cemetery
- Parmalee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Parmalee Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmalee Cemetery
- Hooker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hooker Cemetery is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Cemetery
- Oakhill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Oakhill Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhill Cemetery
- The Oakhill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oak Hill Cemetery
- Orangeville Twp. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #870884 <5>
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside 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 Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Irving
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Irving is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Middleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cloverdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Hastings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shelbyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wayland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bradley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bradley is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Prairieville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Prairieville is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Delton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Freeport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hooper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hooper is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Neeley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Neeley is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeley
- Cedar Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Creek is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Martin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moline
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moline is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
- Doster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Doster is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doster
- Dowling
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dowling is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Corinth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Hilliards
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hilliards is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliards
- Watson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Watson is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Morgan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Morgan is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Dutton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dutton is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Alto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dorr
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Barry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Caledonia
- Delton
- Freeport
- Hastings
- Martin
- Middleville
- Prairieville
- Wayland
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 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Barry 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2572226 (Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2572226 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: Barry
- Est. Elev: 234 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Middleville
- Location given for Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.6533333 Lon: -85.4583333
- 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 Michigan's counties, including Barry, 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- Hill 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. |