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:
43.6669, -93.1571
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 Freeborn County<2>.
The county seat for Freeborn County is located in Albert Lea. Albert Lea lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west 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 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Hillside Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hillside Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Bohemian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
- Kennevan Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hayward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hayward Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward Cemetery
- Krikva Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Krikva Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krikva Cemetery
- Kestner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Kestner Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kestner Cemetery
- Old Red Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Moscow Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow Cemetery
- Hollandale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hollandale Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- East Freeborn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The East Freeborn Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freeborn Cemetery
- Our Saviors Danish Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Our Saviors Danish Lutheran Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Saviors Danish Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Our Saviors Danish Lutheran Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Myrtle.
- The Our Saviors Danish Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Danish Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82149 <5>
- Mockingbird Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Glenville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Glenville Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Pilgrims Rest Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
- London Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The London Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Austin.
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- St. Augustines Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #264295 <5>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys 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:
- Oakland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Hayward
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hollandale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Myrtle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Myrtle is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Glenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Austin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mapleview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mapleview is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- London
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- London is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Lansing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lansing is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Clarks Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Albert Lea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Varco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Varco is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varco
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Geneva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blooming Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Twin Lakes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Lakes is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Northwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lyle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ellendale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Bath
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bath is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Manchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Manchester is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Silver Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Lake is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Rose Creek
(16 miles [25.7 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 Freeborn County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hillside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albert Lea
- Austin
- Blooming Prairie
- Brownsdale
- Ellendale
- Glenville
- Lyle
- Lyle lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Hillside Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lyle.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
- Northwood
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 Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Freeborn 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 #644998 (Hillside Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #644998 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: Freeborn
- Est. Elev: 387 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hayward
- Location given for Hillside Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.6669044 Lon: -93.1571456
- 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 Minnesota's counties, including Freeborn, 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 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. |