A visit to the Hillside Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Hillside Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Hillside Cemetery (FG ID #724).
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:
42.4419, -85.6244
The Hillside Cemetery is located in Allegan County<2>.
The county seat for Allegan County is located in Allegan. Allegan lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Hillside Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hillside Cemetery.
Name Variations for Hillside Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Hillside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gun Plain Twp. Cemetery
- Gun Plains Twp. Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 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.
- Woodside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Woodside Cemetery is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Cemetery
- Ives Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Ives Cemetery is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ives Cemetery
- Mountain Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Margaret Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The St. Margaret Cemetery is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Margaret Cemetery
- Green Bower Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Bower Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bower Cemetery
- South Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The South Martin Cemetery is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Martin Cemetery
- Pine Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pine Creek Cemetery is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- East Cooper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Alamo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Alamo Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo Cemetery
- Cressey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Cressey Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cressey Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lindsey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- East Martin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The East Martin Cemetery is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Martin Cemetery
- Immanuel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- Trowbridge Methodist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Liberty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Miner Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Miner Cemetery is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miner Cemetery
- Blackman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Ever-Rest Memorial Park North
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grand Prairie Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Home Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Prairie Home Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home Cemetery
- Prairieville Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakhill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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:
- Plainwell
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Otsego
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Doster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Neeley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hooper
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Alamo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Martin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Cooper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Watson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Parchment
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Westwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Westwood is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Richland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Prairieville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kalamazoo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Eastwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Eastwood is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Highland Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Shelbyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kendall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Delton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Lake is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lake
- Oshtemo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Comstock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Comstock is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- Yorkville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- South Gull Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- South Gull Lake is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gull Lake
- Hickory Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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 Allegan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hillside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Delton
- Kalamazoo
- Martin
- Otsego
- Parchment
- Plainwell
- Prairieville
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 websites either 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 Michigan:
- Pages specific to Allegan 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #724
- Referenced GNIS Records ...
- GNIS ID #628324 (Hillside Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #628324 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: Allegan
- Est. Elev: 229 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kalamazoo NE
- Location given for Hillside Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.4419804 Lon: -85.6236249
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
- GNIS ID #2574040 (Gun Plains Township Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2574040 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: Allegan
- Est. Elev: 229 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kalamazoo NE
- Location given for Gun Plains Township Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.4405556 Lon: -85.6238889
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Allegan, 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 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Allegan and Otsego. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |